Cannes
Cannes (IPA: [kan]) is a commune and the prefecture of Alpes-Maritimes.
Cannes | |
The Promenade de la Croisette | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
Arrondissement | Grasse |
Canton | Cannes-1 and 2 |
Intercommunality | CA Cannes Pays de Lérins |
Mayor | David Lisnard UMP (2014-2020) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 0–260 m (0–853 ft) |
Land area1 | 19.62 km2 (7.58 sq mi) |
Population2 | 73,603 (2012) |
- Density | 3,751/km2 (9,720/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 06029/ 06400 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
It is most famous for the Cannes Film Festival, which takes place every summer. Many famous people come to the movie festival from around the world to promote their movies and to see other peoples' movies.
Cannes Media
Catherine Guillouard, 2017
Alexis de Tocqueville, 1850
Other websites
Media related to Cannes at Wikimedia Commons