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Le Cannet

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Country
  
France

Canton
  
Cannet and Mougins

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Tuesday 3:32 AM

Team
  
Le Cannet Volleyball

Department
  
Alpes-Maritimes

Population (2012)
  
43,115

Area
  
7.71 km²

Arrondissement
  
Grasse

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Region
  
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Weather
  
8°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 64% Humidity

Driving through le cannet


Le Cannet (Occitan: Lo Canet) is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Contents

Map of 06110 Le Cannet, France

Les myosotis le cannet france


Administration

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

Location

Le Cannet is located on the north of Cannes, on the French Riviera. The two cities form a single urban area.

Personalities

Le Cannet was the birthplace of:

  • Victorien Sardou (1831–1908), dramatist
  • Richard Galliano (born 1950), accordionist
  • François Garde (born 1959), High ranking official and writer
  • It was the home of:

  • Margaret Caroline Anderson, editor of The Little Review
  • Pierre Bonnard, painter
  • It is the home of:

  • Patrick Tambay, former Formula 1 driver and City Councillor of Le Cannet
  • Twin towns

    Le Cannet is twinned with:

  • Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
  • Beauport, Quebec, Canada
  • Königstein im Taunus, Hesse, Germany
  • Benidorm, Valencian Community, Spain
  • Vila do Conde, Portugal
  • Agnibilékrou, Côte d'Ivoire
  • References

    Le Cannet Wikipedia