Country France Arrondissement Grasse Intercommunality Sophia Antipolis Local time Monday 5:40 PM | Department Alpes-Maritimes Canton Villeneuve-Loubet Population 13,972 (2007) | |
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Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Weather 23°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 38% Humidity Points of interest Park Vaugrenier, Loup, Canyon Forest, Le Village des Fous, Château de Villeneuve‑Loubet | ||
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Villeneuve-Loubet ([vilnœv lube] is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It lies between Cagnes-sur-Mer and Antibes, at the mouth of the river Loup.
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- Map of 06270 Villeneuve Loubet France
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- International relations
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Map of 06270 Villeneuve-Loubet, France
It was created by the joining two old villages: the old village of Villeneuve inland and the village of Loubet on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Its inhabitants are called Villeneuvois.
Economy
It is at the same time a seaside resort and part of the technopole of Sophia Antipolis, many companies of the tertiary sector being installed in the city.
Culture
Villeneuve-Loubet is the birthplace of the famous 19th century provençal chef, restaurateur, and culinary writer Auguste Escoffier, the author of the Guide Culinaire and the founder of French haute cuisine. Villeneuve-Loubet was also, from 1920 onwards, the home of Maréchal Philippe Pétain (1856–1951), the "Hero of Verdun" in World War I and chief of state of the Nazi-collaborationist État Français, commonly known as Vichy France, in World War II.
The writer and historian Jules Bertaut (1877–1959) died in Villeneuve-Loubet.
Villeneuve-Loubet was also the site of a battle in World War II when it was liberated by the First Special Service Force on August 26, 1944. The tower of the castle was damaged by a shell fired by the US Navy, and dozens of soldiers from both sides were killed or wounded. In 2006, the bodies of fourteen Germans who were killed during the fighting were discovered in a mass grave near the town by a local medical student.
Saint Marc Church (15th century): The stained glasses have been realised by the artist painter Pier Lecolas in 2006.
International relations
The commune is twinned with: