Le Cannet

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Le Cannet Lo Canet (Occitan)
Commune
Cannes, seen from Victoria Avenue, Le Cannet
Coat of arms
Location of Le Cannet
Le Cannet Location within France Show map of France Le Cannet Location within Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°34′37″N 7°01′10″E / 43.5769°N 7.0194°E / 43.5769; 7.0194
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Grasse
Canton	Cannes-1 and Le Cannet
Intercommunality	CA Cannes Pays de Lérins
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yves Pigrenet
Area 1	7.71 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Highest elevation	285 m (935 ft)
Lowest elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2023)	41,938
• Density	5,440/km2 (14,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06030 /06110
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

History

The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1902.

Administration

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

Location

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

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 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% 1901 3,097 +3.62%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 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% 2023 41,938 +0.19%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

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
• Georgette Leblanc , operatic soprano, actress, author
• 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:

• Benidorm, Spain
• Königstein im Taunus, Germany
• Lafayette, United States
• Magione, Italy
• Vila do Conde, Portugal

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References

External links

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• Le Cannet city council website

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