Country France Intercommunality Sophia Antipolis Area 13.04 km² Arrondissement Grasse | Department Alpes-Maritimes Population (2012) 26,595 Local time Friday 11:51 PM | |
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Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Canton Vallauris-Antibes-Ouest Weather 11°C, Wind N at 5 km/h, 79% Humidity Points of interest French Riviera, Golfe‑Juan, Musée Picasso, Parc Du Paradou, Plages du soleil | ||
Vallauris is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is located in the metropolitan and is today effectively an extension of the town of Antibes, bordering it on its west side.
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Map of 06220 Vallauris, France
Picassso and Vallauris
In 1948 Picasso came to live in Vallauris, where he stayed until 1955. During his time in the town, he created a great many sculptures and paintings including War and Peace, one of the major artworks of the period. He also developed a fascination for the techniques of ceramics and linocuts.
A freeman of the town, Picasso greatly contributed to the renaissance of the Vallauris pottery industry in the 1950s, this legendary golden age when everyone was a potter, including famous ceramicists Roger Capron and Charles Voltz. Many inhabitants still evoke his presence and that of his contemporaries (Françoise Gilot and her children Claude and Paloma, then Jacqueline Roque, his last partner whom he married amid the greatest secrecy at Vallauris town hall in 1961), the bullfights, exhibitions and visits by all kinds of famous people.
Golfe-Juan is a seaside town, part of the commune of Vallauris.