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Ravin De Sainte-Dévote
Ravin de Sainte-Dévote (; Monégasque: ''Valu̍n de Santa Devota'', ) is a ward in the Principality of Monaco. Characteristics The ravine of Sainte-Dévote lies in the valley of the river Gaumattes. Since 2013, the area of the ward has become (together with Monaco-Ville) a ''reserved sector'', "whose current character must be preserved". With a size of it is the smallest ward of the country. It runs roughly along a stretch of territory oriented northwest to southeast, with a length of about 300 metres and a maximum width of 100 metres. At Monaco station (northwest) it borders France, and at the boulevard Albert 1st (south) it comes within around 40 metres of Port Hercules. The ward borders Moneghetti in the southwest, La Condamine in the south and southeast, Monte-Carlo in the northeast, and the French commune of Beausoleil in the northwest. The bottom of the ravine is situated several dozens metres below the neighbouring wards. With the exception of the Sainte-Dévote Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Dévote Chapel
The Chapel of Sainte—Dévote (; ) is a Roman Catholic chapel dedicated to Saint Devota, the patron saint of Monaco, which lies in the Monégasque ward of Ravin de Sainte-Dévote. The chapel was first mentioned in archived documents dated 1070, built against the wall of Vallon des Gaumates, on the space now occupied by the Chapel of Relics. It was restored in the 16th century. In 1606, Prince Honoré II added a span, followed by a porch in 1637. The façade was rebuilt in 1870 and refurbished further in 1891 in "18th-century Neo-Greek" style. The stained-glass windows were made by Nicolas Lorin of Chartres. The glass windows were destroyed during the bombing of Monaco during World War II and were restored by Fassi Cadet of Nice in 1948. The chapel became the parish church in 1887. In Monegasque tradition, the bride of the Sovereign Prince of Monaco lays her bridal bouquet at the chapel after the wedding ceremony. The name of the chapel is used to identify the first corner, "S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Hercules
Port Hercules ( ) is the only deep-water port in Monaco. The port has been in use since ancient times. The modern port was completed in 1926, and underwent substantial improvements in the 1970s. It covers almost , enough to provide anchorage for up to 700 vessels. The port is located in the La Condamine district. Harbour pilots are required for all vessels longer than 30 metres. The depth of water in the harbour ranges from seven metres for standard berths and up to 40 metres for the outer piers and cruise ship docks. History During the 6th-century BC. Phocaeans Greeks from Massalia (modern day Marseille) founded the colony of Mònoikos. The name of the colony derives from the local veneration of the Greek demigod and mythological hero Hercules, also later adopted by the Romans, who was said to have constructed the ancient path that passed through the region from Spain to Italy. The Roman emperor Julian also wrote of Hercules's construction of Monaco's port and a coastal road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Monaco
The Municipality of Monaco (; ) is the only administrative division of the Principality of Monaco, and is coterminous with the state as a whole. It only borders France and it is in Europe. Political order The municipal system is determined by the IX part of the Constitution of Monaco. The Municipality of Monaco has as its organ the Communal Council made up of 15 members, who can also be present at the National Council. A little more than 7,000 Monegasque citizens are voters, while to be elected it is necessary to be 21 years old. The electoral system is a simple two-year plurinominal scrutiny: each elector has fifteen votes of preference that he can distribute to his pleasure among the possibly competing lists. The candidates who have been chosen by more than half of the voters are elected in the first round, while for the others the road of a second round is opened in which the most voted candidates are elected. The effect of this mechanism is hyper-major, configuring an asse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes
Beausoleil (; ; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It adjoins the Principality of Monaco to its south. The commune of Beausoleil was established in 1904; it was supposed to be named Monte-Carlo Supérieur (; ) for a time but the idea was abandoned after protests from Monégasque authorities. Geography Located on a hillside above the city-state of Monaco, Beausoleil is surrounded by the Tête de Chien and Agel mountains. It is urbanistically contiguous with the principality and shares some streets, as the ''Boulevard de France'', the ''Boulevard du Maréchal Leclerc'', and the ''Avenue du Maréchal Foch''. Its municipality borders with the Monégasque wards of Monte Carlo, Saint Roman, Saint Michel, Moneghetti and Les Révoires; and with the French municipalities of La Turbie, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and Peille. Economy The commune is intertwined with Monaco. It functions to some extent as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
A () is a level of administrative divisions of France, administrative division in the France, French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipality, municipalities in Canada and the United States; ' in Germany; ' in Italy; ' in Spain; or civil parishes in the United Kingdom. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlet (place), hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the Municipal arrondissem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte-Carlo
Monte Carlo ( ; ; or colloquially ; , ; ) is an official administrative area of Monaco, specifically the ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is located. Informally, the name also refers to a larger district, the Monte Carlo Quarter (corresponding to the former municipality of Monte Carlo), which besides Monte Carlo/Spélugues also includes the wards of La Rousse/Saint Roman, Larvotto/Bas Moulins and Saint Michel. The permanent population of the ward of Monte Carlo is about 3,500, while that of the quarter is about 15,000. Monaco has four traditional quarters, from west to east they are: Fontvieille (the newest), Monaco-Ville (the oldest), La Condamine, and Monte Carlo. Monte Carlo is situated on a prominent escarpment at the base of the Maritime Alps along the French Riviera. Near the quarter's western end is the "world-famous Place du Casino, the gambling center ... that has made Monte Carlo an international byword for the extravagant display an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Condamine
La Condamine (; ) is the central ward and a quartier in the Principality of Monaco. The quartier's landmarks include Port Hercules, the Rainier III Nautical Stadium, and the Princess Antoinette Park. Its farmers' market, at ''Place d'Armes,'' has been held since 1880. Toponymy Its current name comes from the vulgar Latin ''*condominium'' that designated in the Middle Ages a land, near the castle, reserved for the feudal lord and exempt from taxes, or sometimes a land subject to two lords at the same time. History The Monegasque constitution of 1911 created three communes: La Condamine was then one of the three communes of the Principality. It is there that Fernand Forest ( fr) died in 1914. A single commune was re-established in 1918. Legends Saint Devote was martyred in Corsica in the 3rd century. According to tradition, the boat that was to carry her body to the African land was caught in a storm; a dove then guided her to the European shore and landed in Monaco. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Moneghetti
Les Moneghetti ( ) is the north-central ward in the Principality of Monaco, bordering neighboring France. Moneghetti was incorporated in La Condamine. Overview Situated in an area where the Alps drop into the Mediterranean Sea, Les Moneghetti has steep inclines. Its contains the Church of the Sacred Heart (), built between 1926 and 1929 as a Jesuit church, which became the neighborhood's parish church in 1965, and which is also the headquarters of the Monegasque national scouting organization AGSM. Monaco's only railway station, the Monaco-Monte-Carlo station () is located in Les Moneghetti, and is served by scheduled trains of the French state-owned railway company SNCF, on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway line. Monaco's small military garrison, the Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince, also has barracks in Les Moneghetti. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries Of The World
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monaco-Monte-Carlo Station
Monaco-Monte-Carlo station ( French: ''Gare de Monaco-Monte-Carlo''; Monégasque: ''Staçiun de Munegu-Munte-Carlu'') is the sole railway station in the Principality of Monaco, though part of it is located in Beausoleil, France. It is served by trains of the French state-owned operator SNCF, on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway line. The station, along with the entire railway line in the principality, is located underground. History The railway line from Marseille reached Monaco in 1868. The first station in the Principality, originally named Monaco (''Gare de Monaco''), was located in La Condamine. The following year, a second station named Monte Carlo (''Gare de Monte-Carlo''), was opened in Monte Carlo quarter, directly below the Monte Carlo Casino. The first station in La Condamine was later renamed Monaco-Monte-Carlo (''Gare de Monaco-Monte-Carlo'') in the 1950s, after the building of a new tunnel bypassing the second station in Monte Carlo, which was closed in 1965. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monaco Statistics
Monaco Statistics (, or IMSEE) is the statistics agency of Monaco. The agency was stablished in 2011 to serve as an information service and to provide indicators for monitoring the economic and social development of the principality. As of 2021, its director is Sophie Vincent. References External links * 2011 establishments in Monaco Monaco Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a Sovereign state, sovereign city-state and European microstates, microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Regions of Italy, Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe, ... Demographics of Monaco Government of Monaco {{Europe-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
