Cap-d'Ail (; ; or ''Capo d'Aglio'') is a seaside
commune in the
Alpes-Maritimes
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department in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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region
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in Southeastern
France
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.
Geography
Cap-d'Ail borders the areas of
La Colle,
Les Révoires
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and
Fontvieille in the
Principality of Monaco
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.
Contemporary Cap-d'Ail is a modern seaside resort with a lively shopping district on the Basse Corniche and quiet, fashionable residential areas. Many people who work in Monaco live there. Plage Mala is prized by many day trippers from Monaco and Nice.
Cap-d'Ail is served by a 1881 station on the
Marseille–Ventimiglia railway, the last before the Monégasque border.
The
Stade Didier Deschamps is located down the street from the Monaco border and
Stade Louis II
The Stade Louis II (, ), or simply Louis II is a stadium located in the Fontvieille district of Monaco, near the border with Cap-d'Ail commune of France. It serves primarily as a venue for Athletics and football, being the home of AS Monaco ...
, and as such often hosts matches in Monaco's national amateur company football tournament
Challenge Prince Rainier III
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and used to host the matches of the
Monaco national football team
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as of 2017. The stadium is also home to
US Cap d'Ail Football who play in District 1 Côte d'Azur (
Tier 9) as of the 2024-25 season.
File:Cap d'Ail and its blue waters - panoramio.jpg, Coastline in Cap-d'Ail
File:Cap-d'Ail.jpg, Cap-d'Ail from the sea
File:Le Château des Terrasses, Ville de Cap d'Ail (2).jpg, Château des Terrasses
File:Pissarelles.jpg, Sea cliffs
History
On 13 September 1982,
Princess Grace de Monaco was killed in a car accident.
Demographics
See also
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Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department
The following is a list of the 163 communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department of France
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References
Communes of Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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