Arrondissement of Nice
Encyclopedia
The arrondissement of Nice is an arrondissement
Arrondissements of France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts.The capital of an arrondissement/district is called a subprefecture...

 of France, located in the Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.- History : was created by Octavian as a Roman military district in 14 BC, and became a full Roman province in the middle of the 1st century with its capital first at Cemenelum and subsequently at Embrun...

 department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur or PACA is one of the 27 regions of France.It is made up of:* the former French province of Provence* the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin...

 region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...

. It has 33 cantons
Cantons of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...

 and 101 communes
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

.

Cantons

The cantons of the arrondissement of Nice are:
  1. Beausoleil
  2. Breil-sur-Roya
  3. Contes
  4. L'Escarène
  5. Guillaumes
  6. Lantosque
  7. Levens
  8. Menton-Est
  9. Menton-Ouest
  10. Nice 1st Canton
  11. Nice 2nd Canton
  12. Nice 3rd Canton
  13. Nice 4th Canton
  14. Nice 5th Canton
  15. Nice 6th Canton
  16. Nice 7th Canton
  17. Nice 8th Canton
  18. Nice 9th Canton
  19. Nice 10th Canton
  20. Nice 11th Canton
  21. Nice 12th Canton
  22. Nice 13th Canton
  23. Nice 14th Canton
  24. Puget-Théniers
  25. Roquebillière
  26. Roquesteron
  27. Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée
  28. Saint-Martin-Vésubie
  29. Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée
  30. Sospel
  31. Tende
  32. Villars-sur-Var
  33. Villefranche-sur-Mer
    Canton of Villefranche-sur-Mer
    The Canton of Villefranche-sur-Mer is a French administrative division, located in the arrondissement of Nice, in the Alpes-Maritimes département .-Communes:...


Communes

The communes of the arrondissement of Nice, and their INSEE code
INSEE code
The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies to identify various entities, including communes, départements...

s, are:
1. Ascros
Ascros
Ascros is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06005)
2. Aspremont
Aspremont, Alpes-Maritimes
Aspremont is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France.-Population:-Tourism:Aspremont is one of thirteen villages grouped together by the Communauté d'agglomération de Nice-Côte d'Azur tourist department as the Route des Villages Perchés...

 (06006)
3. Auvare
Auvare
Auvare is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (06008)
4. Bairols
Bairols
Bairols is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06009)
5. Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Beaulieu-sur-Mer , Italian: Belluogo, is a seaside village on the French Riviera between Nice and Monaco. It is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department and borders the communes of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Èze, and Villefranche-sur-Mer.-History:...

 (06011)
6. Beausoleil
Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes
Beausoleil is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. It adjoins the Principality of Monaco.Beausoleil was formerly known as Monte-Carlo-Supérieur .-Economy:...

 (06012)
7. Belvédère
Belvédère
Belvédère is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. The village of Belvédère is an attractive village sitting above the river Vésubie at the entrance of the Gordolasque valley.-Population:-History:-The Bronze Age:...

 (06013)
8. Bendejun
Bendejun
Bendejun is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06014)
9. Berre-les-Alpes
Berre-les-Alpes
Berre-les-Alpes is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06015)
10. Beuil
Beuil
Beuil is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Geography:Beuil is a picturesque village located in the Maritime Alps, away from Nice. It is the gateway to the Mercantour National Park. A stop-off in the Red-rocked Gorges of the Cians and Daluis.The commune is...

 (06016)
11. Blausasc
Blausasc
Blausasc is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06019)
12. Bonson
Bonson, Alpes-Maritimes
Bonson is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06021)
13. Breil-sur-Roya
Breil-sur-Roya
Breil-sur-Roya is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-Transportation:...

 (06023)
14. Cantaron
Cantaron
Cantaron is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06031)
15. Cap-d'Ail
Cap-d'Ail
Cap-d'Ail , Italian: Capodaglio, is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.It borders the district of La Colle in the Principality of Monaco....

 (06032)
16. Castagniers
Castagniers
Castagniers is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France.-Population:-Tourism:Castagniers is one of thirteen villages grouped together by the Communauté d'agglomération de Nice-Côte d'Azur tourist department as the Route des Villages Perchés...

 (06034)
17. Castellar
Castellar, Alpes-Maritimes
Castellar is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06035)
18. Castillon
Castillon, Alpes-Maritimes
Castillon is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (06036)
19. Châteauneuf-Villevieille
Châteauneuf-Villevieille
Châteauneuf-Villevieille is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-History:The territory of Bendejun and Cantaron belonged formerly to the commune. They were separated in 1911 to form separate communes....

 (06039)
20. Châteauneuf-d'Entraunes
Châteauneuf-d'Entraunes
Châteauneuf-d'Entraunes is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06040)
21. Clans
Clans, Alpes-Maritimes
Clans is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (06042)
22. Coaraze
Coaraze
Coaraze is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Its inhabitants are called Coaraziens.-Geography:...

 (06043)
23. Colomars
Colomars
Colomars is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Inhabitants of Colomars are called Colomarsois. Colomars is a part of the Pays Niçois...

 (06046)
24. Contes
Contes, Alpes-Maritimes
Contes is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in south-eastern France.Its inhabitants are Contois. Because the village sounds like the French word comte, the aristocratic title count, it called itself Point Libre during the revolutionary...

 (06048)
25. Cuébris
Cuébris
Cuébris is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06052)
26. Daluis
Daluis
Daluis is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06053)
27. Drap
Drap
Drap is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06054)
28. Duranus
Duranus
Duranus is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France.-Tourism:Duranus is one of thirteen villages grouped together by the Communauté d'agglomération de Nice-Côte d'Azur tourist department as the Route des Villages Perchés...

 (06055)
29. Entraunes
Entraunes
Entraunes is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Location:Entraunes lies 110 km northwest of Nice where the Var flows into the Mediterranean. It lies in the northwest corner of Alpes-Maritimes next to the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence...

 (06056)
30. Falicon
Falicon
Falicon is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France.-Population:-Tourism:Falicon is one of thirteen villages grouped together by the Communauté d'agglomération de Nice-Côte d'Azur tourist department as the Route des Villages Perchés...

 (06060)
31. Fontan
Fontan
Fontan is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06062)
32. Gilette
Gilette
Gilette is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:The inhabitants are called Gilettois.-References:*...

 (06066)
33. Gorbio
Gorbio
Gorbio is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (06067)
34. Guillaumes
Guillaumes
Guillaumes is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860 as Guglielmi.-Population:-References:*...

 (06071)
35. Ilonse
Ilonse
Ilonse is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06072)
36. Isola
Isola, Alpes-Maritimes
Isola is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. By April 2010 Isola is officially twinned with Castiglione di Garfagnana....

 (06073)
37. L'Escarène
L'Escarène
L'Escarène is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860 as Scarena.-Population:-References:*...

 (06057)
38. La Bollène-Vésubie
La Bollène-Vésubie
La Bollène-Vésubie is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur region in southeastern France.Its inhabitants are called Bollénois; in the Niçois dialect of Langue d'Oc the name is la Boulèna, the inhabitants lu Boulenasc.-Population:- External links :* *...

 (06020)
39. La Brigue
La Brigue
La Brigue is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.Brigue became part of France after the World War II, when Italy was forced to hand it over in September 1947 under the terms of the 1947 Peace of Paris. Before the hand over, it was part of Province of Cuneo...

 (06162)
40. La Croix-sur-Roudoule
La Croix-sur-Roudoule
La Croix-sur-Roudoule is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06051)
41. La Penne
La Penne
La Penne is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-External links:*...

 (06093)
42. La Roquette-sur-Var
La Roquette-sur-Var
La Roquette-sur-Var is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (06109)
43. La Tour
La Tour, Alpes-Maritimes
La Tour is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06144)
44. La Trinité
La Trinité, Alpes-Maritimes
La Trinité is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-History:Formerly a small town located on kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia main road from Nice to capital Turin, it is located on the left bank of the Paillon river...

 (06149)
45. La Turbie
La Turbie
La Turbie is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-History:...

 (06150)
46. Lantosque
Lantosque
Lantosque is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06074)
47. Levens
Levens
Levens is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Its inhabitants are called Levensans .-Origin and evolution of the name:...

 (06075)
48. Lieuche
Lieuche
Lieuche is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (06076)
49. Lucéram
Lucéram
Lucéram is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-Sights:Sights include the church St. Margaret , housing an altarpiece by Ludovico Brea and a 13th century Pietà....

 (06077)
50. Malaussène
Malaussène
Malaussène is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06078)
51. Marie
Marie, Alpes-Maritimes
Marie is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06080)
52. Massoins
Massoins
Massoins is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (06082)
53. Menton
Menton
Menton is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Situated on the French Riviera, along the Franco-Italian border, it is nicknamed la perle de la France ....

 (06083)
54. Moulinet
Moulinet, Alpes-Maritimes
Moulinet is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France....

 (06086)
55. Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...

 (06088)
56. Peille
Peille
Peille is a commune perched on a rock between Monaco and Menton in the Alpes Maritimes department in southeastern France.It overlooks the River Peillon...

 (06091)
57. Peillon
Peillon
Peillon is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06092)
58. Pierlas
Pierlas
Pierlas is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06096)
59. Pierrefeu
Pierrefeu
Pierrefeu is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06097)
60. Puget-Rostang
Puget-Rostang
Puget-Rostang is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Geography:The commune is traversed by the Cianavelle and the Raton River.It is located 70 km from Nice and 6 km from Puget-Théniers, seat of the canton....

 (06098)
61. Puget-Théniers
Puget-Théniers
Puget-Théniers is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-External links:* & ....

 (06099)
62. Péone
Péone
Péone is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06094)
63. Revest-les-Roches
Revest-les-Roches
Revest-les-Roches is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06100)
64. Rigaud
Rigaud, Alpes-Maritimes
Rigaud is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Geography:The commune is traversed by the Cians, the Cianavelle and the Raton Rivers.-Population:-References:*...

 (06101)
65. Rimplas
Rimplas
Rimplas is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (06102)
66. Roquebillière
Roquebillière
Roquebillière is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:- External links : &...

 (06103)
67. Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France between Monaco and Menton. The name was changed from Roquebrune to differentiate the town from Roquebrune-sur-Argens in the neighboring Var Department.-History:In pre-Roman times the area was settled by the...

 (06104)
68. Roquesteron
Roquesteron
Roquesteron is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06106)
69. Roubion
Roubion
Roubion is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (06110)
70. Roure
Roure
Roure is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06111)
71. Saint-André-de-la-Roche
Saint-André-de-la-Roche
Saint-André-de-la-Roche is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06114)
72. Saint-Antonin
Saint-Antonin, Alpes-Maritimes
Saint-Antonin is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06115)
73. Saint-Blaise
Saint-Blaise, Alpes-Maritimes
Saint-Blaise is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France.-Population:-Tourism:Saint-Blaise is one of thirteen villages grouped together by the Communauté d'agglomération de Nice-Côte d'Azur tourist department as the Route des Villages Perchés...

 (06117)
74. Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage
Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage
Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06119)
75. Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat , Italian: San Giovanni Capo Ferrato, is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.It is located on a peninsula next to Beaulieu-sur-Mer and to Villefranche-sur-Mer and extends out to Cap Ferrat...

 (06121)
76. Saint-Léger
Saint-Léger, Alpes-Maritimes
Saint-Léger is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06124)
77. Saint-Martin-Vésubie
Saint-Martin-Vésubie
Saint-Martin-Vésubie is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-History:San Martin first appears in recorded history in the 12th century, although there are archaeological remnants of a Romanized indigenous population dating back to the 1st century.The medieval castrum,...

 (06127)
78. Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes
Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes
Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06125)
79. Saint-Martin-du-Var
Saint-Martin-du-Var
Saint-Martin-du-Var is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06126)
80. Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Population:Its inhabitants are called Blavets or Sansavornins.-References:*...

 (06129)
81. Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée
Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée
Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860....

 (06120)
82. Sainte-Agnès
Sainte-Agnès, Alpes-Maritimes
Sainte-Agnès is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.It is the highest coastal village in Europe, at 750m and one of the most beautiful villages in the Alpes-Maritimes....

 (06113)
83. Saorge
Saorge
Saorge is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Highway E74 which runs north from Menton, passes through Saorge on its way to the Col de Tende where it crosses into Italy....

 (06132)
84. Sauze
Sauze, Alpes-Maritimes
Sauze is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06133)
85. Sigale
Sigale
Sigale is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06135)
86. Sospel
Sospel
Sospel is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France near the Italian border and not far from Monte Carlo.-History:...

 (06136)
87. Tende
Tende
Tende is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Geography:Tende is located within Mercantour National Park in the French Alps. The mountainous commune is bordered by Italy to the north, with the boundary determined by the watershed line between the two countries...

 (06163)
88. Thiéry (06139)
89. Toudon
Toudon
Toudon is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06141)
90. Tourette-du-Château
Tourette-du-Château
Tourette-du-Château is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06145)
91. Tournefort
Tournefort, Alpes-Maritimes
Tournefort is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-References:*...

 (06146)
92. Tourrette-Levens
Tourrette-Levens
Tourrette-Levens is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France.-Population:-Tourism:Tourrette-Levens is one of thirteen villages grouped together by the Communauté d'agglomération de Nice-Côte d'Azur tourist department as the Route des Villages Perchés...

 (06147)
93. Touët-de-l'Escarène
Touët-de-l'Escarène
Touët-de-l'Escarène is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06142)
94. Touët-sur-Var
Touët-sur-Var
Touët-sur-Var is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06143)
95. Utelle
Utelle
Utelle is a commune about northeast of Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Geography:It is perched on a hill along the Vesubie Gorge not far from the Mercantour National Park.-Sights:...

 (06151)
96. Valdeblore
Valdeblore
Valdeblore is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06153)
97. Venanson
Venanson
Venanson is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Population:-External links: & : tirignoun from Venanson....

 (06156)
98. Villars-sur-Var
Villars-sur-Var
Villars-sur-Var is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06158)
99. Villefranche-sur-Mer
Villefranche-sur-Mer
Villefranche-sur-Mer is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera.-Geography:...

 (06159)
100. Villeneuve-d'Entraunes
Villeneuve-d'Entraunes
Villeneuve-d'Entraunes is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 (06160)
101. Èze
Èze
Èze is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France, not far from the city of Nice.-History:The area surrounding Èze was first populated around 2000 BC as a commune situated near Mount Bastide. The earliest occurrence of the name "Èze" can be found in the maritime books of...

(06059)

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