Saint-Paul-de-Vence
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Panorama of Saint-Paul-de-Vence from the path of St. Clare in August 2012
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Saint-Paul
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| Coordinates: 43°41′50″N 7°07′23″E / 43.6972°N 7.1231°ECoordinates: 43°41′50″N 7°07′23″E / 43.6972°N 7.1231°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Arrondissement | Grasse | |
| Canton | Cagnes-sur-Mer-Ouest | |
| Intercommunality | Sophia Antipolis | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | René Buron | |
| Area1 | 7.26 km2 (2.80 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 3,477 | |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06128 / 06570 | |
| Elevation | 39–355 m (128–1,165 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Saint-Paul or Saint-Paul-de-Vence (in Occitan: Sant Pau) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. One of the oldest medieval towns on the French Riviera, it is well known for its modern and contemporary art museums and galleries such as Fondation Maeght which is located nearby.
Saint-Paul de Vence has long been a haven of the famous. During the 1960s, it was frequented by French actors Yves Montand, Simone Signoret and Lino Ventura, and poet Jacques Prévert.
Saint-Paul is also well known for the artists who have lived there, such as Jacques Raverat, Gwen Raverat and Marc Chagall and more recently the couple Bernard-Henri Lévy and Arielle Dombasle. Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman has a home there. American writer James Baldwin died there in 1987. British actor Donald Pleasence died there in 1995.
Miami FC Soccer Player Vincenzo Rennella was born in Saint-Paul-de-Vence.
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