Saint-Laurent-du-Var

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Saint-Laurent-du-Var
Commune
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Coordinates: 43°40′05″N7°11′17″E / 43.668°N 7.188°E / 43.668; 7.188 Coordinates: 43°40′05″N7°11′17″E / 43.668°N 7.188°E / 43.668; 7.188
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Grasse
Canton Cagnes-sur-Mer-2
Intercommunality Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joseph Segura [1]
Area
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10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019) [2]
29,169
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06123 /06700
Elevation0–214 m (0–702 ft)
(avg. 17 m or 56 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Laurent-du-Var (French pronunciation: ​ [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ dy vaʁ] ; Occitan: Sant Laurenç de Var, Italian: San Lorenzo del Varo) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera.

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History

The town was founded in the 11th century when a hospice was founded under Saint Lawrence's protection. The main activity was to help passengers to cross the Var, which became a border between Kingdom of France and County of Nice in 1481.

Geography

St. Laurent is the second-largest suburb of the city of Nice, after Cagnes-sur-Mer, in the urban community of Nice Côte d'Azur. It lies adjacent to it on the west side on the other side of the river Var.

Nowadays, the town has developed much and its population has been multiplied by ten in the last century and it is now part of Nice metropolitan area.

The suburb's positioning, close to Nice and with an abundance of flatlands - which is a rare resource in this region - led to the building of CAP 3000, the Côte d'Azur's biggest mall, and an industrial zone with many dynamic activities.

The beaches include a yacht club where you can learn how to sail. There are also many water activities including sail boarding and kiting. There is a natural bird and fish conservation area opposite the Holiday Inn.

Along the promenade Flots Bleus and extending to the Port of Saint Laurent there are numerous restaurants and bars which attract many locals and tourists.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 293—    
1800 258−1.80%
1806 405+7.81%
1821 581+2.43%
1831 751+2.60%
1836 836+2.17%
1841 837+0.02%
1846 780−1.40%
1851 824+1.10%
1856 777−1.17%
1861 774−0.08%
1866 806+0.81%
1872 713−2.02%
1876 752+1.34%
1881 944+4.65%
1886 1,170+4.39%
1891 1,230+1.01%
1896 1,366+2.12%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,530+2.29%
1906 1,791+3.20%
1911 2,205+4.25%
1921 2,523+1.36%
1926 3,215+4.97%
1931 4,112+5.04%
1936 4,825+3.25%
1946 4,006−1.84%
1954 5,623+4.33%
1962 8,186+4.81%
1968 10,156+3.66%
1975 15,503+6.23%
1982 20,678+4.20%
1990 24,426+2.10%
1999 27,141+1.18%
2007 30,290+1.38%
2012 29,343−0.63%
2017 28,453−0.61%
Source: EHESS [3] and INSEE (1968-2017) [4]

Transportation

St. Laurent is located close to "Nice Côte d'Azur" Airport, in the eastern side of Var river, Nice. The town also has a harbor, an interchange on the motorway A8, and a railway station (Saint-Laurent-du-Var station) on the Marseille-Toulon-Nice-Ventimiglia line.

Twin towns

Saint-Laurent-du-Var is twinned with:

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Laurent-du-Var, EHESS. (in French)
  4. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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