The arrondissement of Nice is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...

of France in the

Alpes-Maritimes Alpes-Maritimes (; oc, Aups Maritims; it, Alpi Marittime, "Maritime Alps") is a department of France located in the country's southeast corner, on the Italian border and Mediterranean coast. Part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, it ...

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

in the

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (; or , ; commonly shortened to PACA; en, Provence-Alps-French Riviera, italic=yes; also branded as Région Sud) is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, the far southeastern on the mainland. Its pref ...

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

. It has 101

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...

. Its population is 522,637 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Nice, and their

INSEE code The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) to identify various entities, including communes and ''départements''. They are also used as national identification ...

s, are: # Ascros (06005) # Aspremont (06006) #

Auvare Auvare (; oc, Auvara) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-eastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Auvarois'' or ''Auvaroises''. Geography Auvare is located ...

(06008) #

Bairols Bairols (; oc, Bairòls) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-eastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Bairolois'' or ''Bairoloises''. The commune has been aw ...

(06009) #

Beaulieu-sur-Mer Beaulieu-sur-Mer (; oc, Bèuluec de Mar; it, Belluogo; "Beautiful Place on the Sea"), commonly referred to simply as Beaulieu, is a seaside commune on the French Riviera between Nice and the Principality of Monaco. Located in the Alpes-Mari ...

(06011) #

Beausoleil BeauSoleil (French, ''beautiful sun'') is a Cajun band from Louisiana, United States. Band history Founded in 1975, BeauSoleil (often billed as "BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet") released its first album in 1977 and became one of the most well ...

(06012) #

Belvédère Belvédère (; oc, Barver; it, Belvedere) is a commune in the Vésubie valley north of Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. The village of Belvédère is located at the entrance of the Gordolasque valley on the e ...

(06013) #

Bendejun Bendejun () is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department The following is a list of the 163 communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department of France. ...

(06014) #

Berre-les-Alpes Berre-les-Alpes (; oc, Bèrra) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Toponymy By a decree of 22 December 1997, Berre-''des''-Alpes became Berre-les-Alpes. Geography "The superb national road from Nice t ...

(06015) #

Beuil Beuil (; oc, Buelh; it, Boglio) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Geography Beuil is a village located in the Maritime Alps, away from Nice. It is the gateway to the Mercantour National Park. A stop-off ...

(06016) # Blausasc (06019) #

La Bollène-Vésubie La Bollène-Vésubie (; oc, La Bolena) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur region in southeastern France. Its inhabitants are called Bollénois; in the Niçois dialect of Langue d'Oc Occitan ...

(06020) # Bonson (06021) # Breil-sur-Roya (06023) #

La Brigue La Brigue (; lij, Briga; oc, La Briga; it, Briga Marittima) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. La Brigue became part of France after World War II, when Italy was forced to hand it over in September 1 ...

(06162) # Cantaron (06031) #

Cap-d'Ail Cap-d'Ail (; oc, Caup d'Alh; it, Capodaglio or ''Capo d'Aglio'') is a seaside commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 4,523. Geography Cap-d' ...

(06032) #

Castagniers Castagniers (; oc, Castanhiers) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Population Tourism Castagniers is one of sixteen villages grouped together by the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur tourist department as the ...

(06034) # Castellar (06035) # Castillon (06036) # Châteauneuf-d'Entraunes (06040) # Châteauneuf-Villevieille (06039) #

Clans A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clans may claim descent from founding member or apical ancestor. Clans, in indigenous societies, tend to be endogamous, meanin ...

(06042) #

Coaraze Coaraze (; oc, Coarasa) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Geography Coaraze is a small village in the Nice hinterland, in the valley of the River Paillon. The ...

(06043) #

Colomars Colomars (Nissart: Couloumas) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes ''département'' in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Inhabitants of Colomars are called ''Colomarsois''. Colomars is a part of the Pays Niçois. ...

(06046) # Contes (06048) # La Croix-sur-Roudoule (06051) # Cuébris (06052) #

Daluis Daluis ( oc, Daluèis) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Situated on the river Var, it is the end point of the Gorges de Daluis. Population See also * Gorges de Daluis *Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes ...

(06053) # Drap (06054) #

Duranus Duranus (; oc, Duranús) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Population Tourism Duranus is one of sixteen villages grouped together by the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur tourist department as the ''Route de ...

(06055) #

Entraunes Entraunes (; oc, Entraunas) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Location Entraunes lies 110 km northwest of Nice where the Var flows into the Mediterranean. It lies in the northwest corner of Alpes-Ma ...

(06056) # L'Escarène (06057) #

Èze Èze (; oc, Esa; it, Eza) is a seaside commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located on the French Riviera, 8.5 km (5.2 mi) to the northeast of Nice and 4.5 km (2.7 m ...

(06059) #

Falicon Falicon () is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Population Tourism Falicon is one of sixteen villages grouped together by the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur tourist department as the ''Route des Villages Perc ...

(06060) # Fontan (06062) #

Gilette Gilette (; oc, Gileta; it, Giletta) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Population The inhabitants are called ''Gilettois''. See also *Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department The following is a ...

(06066) #

Gorbio Gorbio (; oc, Gòrbi) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Gorbio may be seen in the video for Celine Dion's song '' Falling Into You''. Population The inhabitants are called ''Gorbarins''. See also * ...

(06067) #

Guillaumes Guillaumes (; oc, Guilherme; it, Guglielmi) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. It was part of the historic County of Nice The County of Nice (french: Comté de Nice / Pays Niçois, it, Contea di Niz ...

(06071) # Ilonse (06072) # Isola (06073) #

Lantosque Lantosque (; oc, Lantosca) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. It is one of sixteen villages grouped together by the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur tourist department as the ''Route des Villages Perchés'' (Ro ...

(06074) # Levens (06075) # Lieuche (06076) # Lucéram (06077) # Malaussène (06078) #

Marie Marie may refer to: People Name * Marie (given name) * Marie (Japanese given name) * Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973 * Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in ...

(06080) # Massoins (06082) #

Menton Menton (; , written ''Menton'' in classical norm or ''Mentan'' in Mistralian norm; it, Mentone ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera, close to the Italian border. Mento ...

(06083) # Moulinet (06086) # Nice (06088) #

Peille Peille (; oc, Pelha; it, Peglio Marittimo) is a commune perched on a rock between Monaco and Menton in the Alpes Maritimes department in southeastern France. It overlooks the River Peillon. Higher still than the village are the ruins of a ...

(06091) # Peillon (06092) # La Penne (06093) # Péone (06094) # Pierlas (06096) # Pierrefeu (06097) # Puget-Rostang (06098) #

Puget-Théniers Puget-Théniers (; oc, Lo Puget Tenier; it, Poggetto Tenieri) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Geography It is situated on in the valley of the Var. History It was part of the historic County of Nic ...

(06099) # Revest-les-Roches (06100) # Rigaud (06101) # Rimplas (06102) # Roquebillière (06103) #

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (; oc, Ròcabruna Caup Martin or ; it, Roccabruna-Capo Martino, ; Mentonasc: ''Rocabrüna''; Roquebrune until 1921) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Southeastern Fr ...

(06104) # Roquestéron (06106) #

La Roquette-sur-Var La Roquette-sur-Var (, literally ''La Roquette on Var''; oc, Sa Roqueta de Var) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. It is one of sixteen villages grouped together by the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur tourist ...

(06109) # Roubion (06110) # Roure (06111) # Saint-André-de-la-Roche (06114) # Saint-Antonin (06115) # Saint-Blaise (06117) #

Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage (; oc, Sant Darmàs lo Selvatge; it, San Dalmazzo Selvatico) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department The following i ...

(06119) # Sainte-Agnès (06113) #

Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (, literally ''Saint-Étienne of Tinée''; ; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Sant Estève d'en Tiniá'') is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860 ...

(06120) #

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat (; oc, Sant Joan de Cap Ferrat; Italian: ''San Giovanni Capo Ferrato'') is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2017, it had a population of 1,57 ...

(06121) # Saint-Léger (06124) #

Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes (, literally ''Saint-Martin of Entraunes''; oc, Sant Martin d'Entraunas; it, San Martino d'Entraunes) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France France (), officially the Fren ...

(06125) #

Saint-Martin-du-Var Saint-Martin-du-Var (, literally ''Saint-Martin of the Var''; oc, Sant Martin de Var; it, San Martino del Varo) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes de ...

(06126) # Saint-Martin-Vésubie (06127) #

Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée (, literally ''Saint-Sauveur on Tinée''; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Sant Sarvaor''; it, San Salvatore di Tinea) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. ...

(06129) #

Saorge Saorge (; Royasc: ''Sauèrge''; Brigasc: ''Savurgë''; it, Saorgio, oc, Saorj, lij, Savurgiu) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Highway E74 which runs north from Menton, passes through Saorge on its way ...

(06132) # Sauze (06133) # Sigale (06135) #

Sospel Sospel (; Mentonasc: Sospèl, Italian Sospello) is a commune (municipality) and former schismatic episcopal seat (1381-1418) in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France near the Italian border and not far from Monte Carlo. Histo ...

(06136) # Tende (06163) # Thiéry (06139) # Toudon (06141) # Touët-de-l'Escarène (06142) # Touët-sur-Var (06143) #

La Tour La Tour may refer to: Places Canada * Port La Tour, Nova Scotia France * La Tour, Alpes-Maritimes * La Tour, Haute-Savoie * La Tour-Blanche, Dordogne * La Tour-d'Aigues, Vaucluse * La Tour-d'Auvergne, Puy-de-Dôme * La Tour-de-Salvagny, Rh� ...

(06144) # Tourette-du-Château (06145) # Tournefort (06146) #

Tourrette-Levens Tourrette-Levens (; oc, Torreta de Levens) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Population Tourism Tourrette-Levens is one of sixteen villages grouped together by the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur tourist d ...

(06147) # La Trinité (06149) #

La Turbie La Turbie (; oc, A Torbia; in Italian "Turbia" from ''tropea'', Latin for trophy) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. History La Turbie was famous in Roman times for the large monument, the Trophy of Augus ...

(06150) #

Utelle Utelle (; oc, Uels) is a commune about northeast of Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Geography It is perched on a hill along the Vesubie Gorge not far from the Mercantour National Park. Sights Formerly an ag ...

(06151) #

Valdeblore Valdeblore (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Val de Blora''; it, Valdiblora) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Population See also Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department ...

(06153) # Venanson (06156) #

Villars-sur-Var Villars-sur-Var (, literally ''Villars on Var''; oc, Vilar de Var; it, Villar del Varo) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. History It was part of the historic Cou ...

(06158) #

Villefranche-sur-Mer Villefranche-sur-Mer (, ; oc, Vilafranca de Mar ; it, Villafranca Marittima ) is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera and is located south-west of the Principality of M ...

(06159) #

Villeneuve-d'Entraunes Villeneuve-d'Entraunes (; oc, Vilanuòva d'Entraunas) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country pri ...

(06160)

History

The arrondissement of Nice is roughly equivalent to the ancient

County of Nice The County of Nice (french: Comté de Nice / Pays Niçois, it, Contea di Nizza/Paese Nizzardo, Niçard oc, Contèa de Niça/País Niçard) is a historical region of France located around the southeastern city of Nice and roughly equivalent ...

, a historical region belonging first to the

Duchy of Savoy The Duchy of Savoy ( it, Ducato di Savoia; french: Duché de Savoie) was a country in Western Europe that existed from 1416. It was created when Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, raised the County of Savoy into a duchy for Amadeus VIII. The du ...

and then to the

Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia The Kingdom of Sardinia,The name of the state was originally Latin: , or when the kingdom was still considered to include Corsica. In Italian it is , in French , in Sardinian , and in Piedmontese . also referred to as the Kingdom of Savoy-S ...

. Conquered in 1792 by the armies of the

First French Republic In the history of France, the First Republic (french: Première République), sometimes referred to in historiography as Revolutionary France, and officially the French Republic (french: République française), was founded on 21 September 1792 ...

, the County of Nice continued to be part of France until 1814; but after that date it reverted to the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. After the Treaty of Turin was signed in 1860 between the Sardinian king and

Napoleon III Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was the first President of France (as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte) from 1848 to 1852 and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870. A nephew ...

as a consequence of the

Plombières Agreement The Plombières Agreement ( it, Accordi di Plombières, french: Entrevue de Plombières) of the 21 July 1858 was a secret verbal agreement which took place at Plombières-les-Bains between the chief minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, Count Cavour, ...

, the County of Nice was again and definitively ceded to France as a territorial reward for French assistance in the

Second Italian War of Independence The Second Italian War of Independence, also called the Franco-Austrian War, the Austro-Sardinian War or Italian War of 1859 ( it, Seconda guerra d'indipendenza italiana; french: Campagne d'Italie), was fought by the Second French Empire and t ...

against

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous c ...

, which saw

Lombardy (man), (woman) lmo, lumbard, links=no (man), (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , ...

united with

Piedmont-Sardinia The Kingdom of Sardinia,The name of the state was originally Latin: , or when the kingdom was still considered to include Corsica. In Italian it is , in French , in Sardinian , and in Piedmontese . also referred to as the Kingdom of Savoy-S ...

. In particular, the arrondissement of Nice was created in 1800 during the first French annexation, disbanded in 1814 after the Treaty of Paris, when its territory returned to the Kingdom of Piedmonte-Sardinia, and restored in 1860 after the aforementioned Treaty of Turin.Historique des Alpes-Maritimes
/ref> As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's departments and arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, th ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Nice were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 06 Alpes-Maritimes
INSEE #

# Breil-sur-Roya # Contes # L'Escarène # Guillaumes # Lantosque # Levens # Menton-Est # Menton-Ouest # Nice 1st Canton # Nice 2nd Canton # Nice 3rd Canton # Nice 4th Canton # Nice 5th Canton # Nice 6th Canton # Nice 7th Canton # Nice 8th Canton # Nice 9th Canton # Nice 10th Canton # Nice 11th Canton # Nice 12th Canton # Nice 13th Canton # Nice 14th Canton # Puget-Théniers # Roquebillière # Roquestéron # Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée # Saint-Martin-Vésubie # Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée # Sospel # Tende # Villars-sur-Var #

References

{{authority control Nice