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Route Nationale 98
National road RN 98 is a French road. In its latest form, it connects Toulon to Menton. It also passes through Monaco. Following the transfer of highway powers to the départements in 2006, it became RD 98 and RD 559 and in Var and RD 6098 in Alpes-Maritimes. History The RN 98 was created in 1824 and originally connected Toulon to Saint-Tropez, succeeding Route Impériale 117, which was created on 16 December 1811. In 1870, the RN 98 was extended to connect Cogolin and Fréjus. It was extended further in 1933 as far as Mandelieu-la-Napoule, following a route that was previously classified as part of the RN 7. Following a reform in 1972, the section between la Napoule and Mandelieu was declassified as the RD 2098. The RN 98 was then extended as far as Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, including the section between la Napoule and Antibes, which was previously made up of a combination of the RN 559c, the RD 41 and the RN 559. The RN 98 includes the Promenade des Anglais, Nice's large seafron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France Railway 1914 Ws
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autoroutes Of France
The ''autoroute'' (, highway or motorway) system in France consists largely of toll roads (76% of the total). It is a network of of motorways as of 2014. On road signs, autoroute destinations are shown in blue, while destinations reached through a combination of autoroutes are shown with an added autoroute logo. Toll autoroutes are signalled with the word ''péage'' (toll or toll plaza). Length Numbering scheme Unlike other motorway systems, there is no systematic numbering system, but there is a clustering of Autoroute numbers based on region. A1, A3, A4, A5, A6, A10, A13, A14, A15, A16 radiate clockwise from Paris with A2, A11, and A12 branching from A1, A10, and A13, respectively. A7 begins in Lyon, where A6 ends. A8 and A9 begin from the A7. The 20s are found in northern France. The 30s are found in eastern France. The 40s are found near the Alps. The 50s are in the southeast, near the French Riviera. The 60s are found in southern France. The 70s are found in the ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan-les-Pins
Juan-les-Pins (; oc, Joan dei Pins) is a town in the commune of Antibes in the Alpes-Maritimes department in Southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera, it is situated between Nice and Cannes, to the southwest of Nice Côte d'Azur Airport. Juan-les-Pins is a major holiday destination popular with the international jet set, with a casino, nightclubs and beaches. It is served by Juan-les-Pins station on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway. History Situated west of the town of Antibes on the western slope of the ridge, halfway to the old fishery village of Golfe-Juan (where Napoleon landed in 1815), it had been an area with many stone pine trees ( in French), where the inhabitants of Antibes used to go for a promenade, for a picnic in the shadow of the stone pine trees or to collect tree branches and cones for their stoves. The village was given the name Juan-les-Pins on 12 March 1882. The spelling ''Juan'', used instead of the customary French spelling, ''Jean'', derives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golfe-Juan
Golfe-Juan (; oc, Lo Gorg Joan, Lo Golfe Joan) is a seaside resort on France's Côte d'Azur. The distinct local character of Golfe-Juan is indicated by the existence of a demonym, "Golfe-Juanais", which is applied to its inhabitants. Overview Golfe-Juan belongs to the commune of Vallauris in the Grasse arrondissement of the Alpes-Maritimes department, which belongs in turn to the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. The area is served by the ''Golfe Juan-Vallauris'' railway station. On March 1, 1815, Napoléon Bonaparte landed at Golfe-Juan with 607 Grenadiers of the Old Guard, 118 Polish Lancers, some 300 Corsicans, 50 Elite Gendarmes, 80 civilians, and 2 light artillery pieces, having escaped exile on the island of Elba. His return to Paris, commemorated by the Route Napoléon, and the campaign that led to his ultimate defeat at the Battle of Waterloo are known as the "Hundred Days". "Golfe Juan" is also the name of a pointillist painting done by Paul Signac (1863†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannes
Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a communes of France, commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The city is known for its association with the rich and famous, its luxury hotels and restaurants, and for several conferences. History By the 2nd century BC, the Ligurian Oxybii established a settlement here known as ''Aegitna'' ( grc, Αἴγιτνα). Historians are unsure what the name means. The area was a fishing village used as a port of call between the Lérins Islands. In 154 Before Christ, BC, it became the scene of violent but quick conflict between the troops of Quintus Opimius and the Oxybii. In the 10th century, the town was known as Canua. The name may derive from "canna", a Reed (plant), reed. Canua was probably the site of a small Ligurian port, and later a Roman outpost on Le Suquet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théoule-sur-Mer
Théoule-sur-Mer (; Occitan: ''Teula de Mar'' or simply ''Teula''), popularly known as Théoule, is a resort village in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It lies to the east of the Esterel Massif, on the French Riviera. Théoule-sur-Mer is on the border with the Var department, 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Mandelieu-la-Napoule. In 2018, it had a population of 1,350. Demographics See also *Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department The following is a list of the 163 communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Alpes-Maritimes [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Raphaël (Var)
Saint Raphael often refers to Saint Raphael the Archangel. Saint Raphael, Saint-Raphaël, or St. Raphael may also refer to: People *Raphael of Brooklyn (1860–1915), saint in the Christian Orthodox tradition Places * Saint-Raphaël, Quebec, a village in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada * Saint-Raphaël-sur-Mer, part of Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël, on Lamèque Island, New Brunswick, Canada * Saint-Raphaël, Dordogne, a community in the Dordogne ''département'' of France * Saint-Raphaël, Var, a community in the Var ''département'' of France * Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement, an arrondissement in Nord department, Haiti * Saint-Raphaël, Haiti, a commune in Nord department, Haiti * St Raphael's Estate, London, UK * St. Raphael Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada Church establishments * Saint Raphael's Cathedral, Madison, Wisconsin, a Catholic parish in Madison, Wisconsin, USA * Saint Raphael Catholic Church (Koloa, Hawaii), a Catholic parish in Hawaii, USA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Issambres
Les Issambres () is a French village situated on the coastline of the Bay of Saint Tropez, between the Mediterranean sea and the wooded hills of the Massif des Maures. History The seaside and holiday destination of the commune of Roquebrune-sur-Argens, France stretches along 8 km of inlets and fine sandy beaches. Its incarnation as a resort took place in the 1930s with the development of ''Hotel La Résidence'' (now named ''Hôtel club Vacanciel des Issambres'') above ''La Garonette Beach''. Clearly conspicuous from the sea, it is located in the ''Val d' Esquieres'', which ''Les Issambres'' shares with the commune of Sainte Maxime. Eastwards on the beach is the sailing center with boat rentals and a sailing school, a protected boat harbour with some marine shops, dive center and restaurants. There is a ferry (Les Bateaux Verts) that takes passengers to the Sainte Maxime harbour or Saint Tropez. On August 15, 1944, the beaches of ''Saint Tropez, Sainte Maxime ''and'' Les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Maxime
Sainte-Maxime (; Occitan language, Occitan and Provençal dialect, Provençal: ''Santa Maxima'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Var (département), Var Departments of France, department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in Southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera (''Côte d'Azur''), west from Nice and east from Marseille, it had a population of 13,968 in 2017. Its inhabitants are called ''Maximois'' or ''Maximoises'' in French. Geography The town faces southward on the northern shore of the Bay, Gulf of Saint-Tropez. In the north the Massif des Maures mountain range protects it from the cold winds of the Mistral (wind), mistral. It is the seat of the canton of Sainte-Maxime. History Early history Sainte-Maxime was founded around 1000 AD by monks from the Lérins Islands outside Cannes. They built a monastery and named the village after Saint Maxime. Fishing was the economic mainstay for the inhabitants but during the early 19th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Grimaud
Port Grimaud is a seaside town that forms part of the commune of Grimaud in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is located seven km () (four mi ()) west of Saint-Tropez and seven km () southwest of Sainte-Maxime. This seaside town was created by architect François Spoerry in the 1960s by modifying the marshes of the river Giscle on the bay of Saint-Tropez. Built with channels in a Venetian manner, but with French "fisherman"-style houses resembling those in Saint-Tropez, Spoerry called his style "L'architecture douce". The town is also known as the "Venice of Provence". The mostly traffic-free town is popular with boat owners, as most properties include their own berth. The success of the first phase of the development meant that Port Grimaud 2 (extending the town further east) was completed in the 1970s and Port Grimaud 3 in the 1990s. The local church, the L'eglise œcuménique Saint-François d’Assise (the Ecumenical C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Môle
La Mole (; oc, La Mòla) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. See also *Communes of the Var department The following is a list of the 153 communes of the Var department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Var (department) {{Var-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bormes-les-Mimosas
Bormes-les-Mimosas (; oc, Bòrmas dei Mimòsas) is a commune in the Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, southeastern France. It has a Mediterranean climate. Bormes-les-Mimosas is a city in bloom and won the 2003 Gold Medal awarded by the Entente Florale. The Fort de Brégançon, located in the commune, is the official retreat for the President of the French Republic. The historic village is situated on the hills. Medieval houses are overgrown with bougainvillea flowers. Significant buildings include the church and the town hall. Other parts of town include the seaside district of La Faviere with its marina. Geography Climate Bormes-les-Mimosas has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification ''Csa''). The average annual temperature in Bormes-les-Mimosas is . The average annual rainfall is with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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