Le Cannet

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

(2020–2026) Yves Pigrenet^[1]Area7.71 km² (2.98 sq mi)Population41,597 • Density5,400/km² (14,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation12–285 m (39–935 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)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.

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%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,097 +3.62% 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%
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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

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