Le Cannet (French pronunciation: [lə kanɛ]; Occitan: Lo Canet; older Italian: Canneto) is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Le Cannet
Cannes, seen from Victoria Avenue, Le Cannet
Cannes, seen from Victoria Avenue, Le Cannet
Coat of arms of Le Cannet
Location of Le Cannet
Map
Le Cannet is located in France
Le Cannet
Le Cannet
Le Cannet is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Le Cannet
Le Cannet
Coordinates: 43°34′37″N 7°01′10″E / 43.5769°N 7.0194°E / 43.5769; 7.0194
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementGrasse
CantonCannes-1 and Le Cannet
IntercommunalityCA Cannes Pays de Lérins
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Pigrenet[1]
Area
1
7.71 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
41,597
 • Density5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06030 /06110
Elevation12–285 m (39–935 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Administration

edit

Le Cannet was part of Cannes until 1778, when it was made a separate commune.

Location

edit

Le Cannet is located in the north of Cannes, on the French Riviera, approximately 2 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea. The two cities form a single urban area. It has a typical Mediterranean climate. Being well located, protected by numerous pine covered hills allows the city to benefit from a form of micro-climate, defined by its low level of humidity and ice, even during winter. These characteristics have made it a particularly appreciated part of the region

Population

edit
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,189—    
1800 1,289+1.16%
1806 1,229−0.79%
1821 1,433+1.03%
1831 1,480+0.32%
1836 1,532+0.69%
1841 1,546+0.18%
1846 1,480−0.87%
1851 1,591+1.46%
1856 1,596+0.06%
1861 1,676+0.98%
1866 1,762+1.01%
1872 1,722−0.38%
1876 1,738+0.23%
1881 2,563+8.08%
1886 2,552−0.09%
1891 2,572+0.16%
1896 2,593+0.16%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 3,097+3.62%
1906 3,642+3.30%
1911 4,166+2.72%
1921 3,883−0.70%
1926 6,244+9.97%
1931 10,016+9.91%
1936 10,056+0.08%
1946 10,299+0.24%
1954 11,601+1.50%
1962 15,499+3.69%
1968 23,231+6.98%
1975 33,892+5.54%
1982 37,411+1.42%
1990 41,842+1.41%
1999 42,158+0.08%
2007 42,207+0.01%
2012 43,115+0.43%
2017 41,471−0.77%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Personalities

edit

Le Cannet was the birthplace of:

It was the home of:

It is the home of:

Twin towns

edit

Le Cannet is twinned with:

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Cannet, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
edit