CANNES

'Cannes' (pronounced ) (Provençal Occitan: ''Canas'' in classical norm or ''Cano'' in Mistralian norm) is a city and commune in southern France, located on the Riviera, in the Alpes-Maritimes ''département'' and the région of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur (PACA).

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Demographics

Geography

History

Economy

Culture

Transport

Miscellaneous

Sister cities

See also

Notes

External links

Demographics

Population of the city (commune) of Cannes at the 1999 census was 67,304 inhabitants (69,700 inhabitants as of February 2004 estimates). Cannes is part of the Nice metropolitan area (''aire urbaine'') whose total population was 933,080 inhabitants at the 1999 census.

Geography

Cannes lies on the Côte d'Azur within easy reach of the Maritime Alps. It is noted for its gorgeous sandy beaches which are mainly open to the public for a fee, particularly as one moves west to Cannes La Bocca.

History

In the Middle Ages Cannes was a feudal depency of the Lérins monastery. Until the early 19th century, Cannes remained a small agricultural and fishing village with the highest density of population on Le Suquet hill. Beginning in the 1830s, foreign and French aristocrats built holiday homes in the area, gradually turning Cannes into a resort town.
The man responsible for Cannes' growth is Lord Henry Peter Brougham (1778–1868). A respected and talented British politician in his time, he discovered Cannes in 1834 on his way to Italy. Having bought land to the west of the Suquet hill, now the entrance to the city, Brougham used his many contacts in French politics to help develop the rest.
The development of the coastal village encouraged enterprise and a tramway, the Tramway de Cannes opened in 1899, Cannes Station opened in 1863.

Economy

The area around Cannes has developed into a high-tech cluster. The technopolis of Sophia-Antipolis lies up in the hills beyond Cannes.
The Cannes Film Festival, held annually in May, is a major event for the world film industry. There is an annual television festival, airing in the last week in September, also the Mipim is a major commercial real estate exhibition and accomodations can be rented through www.palmedazur.com, taking place in March, other major festivals are Midem, MIPIM, MIPTV Media Market, Mipcom, Mapic & TFWA.
Cannes also hosts the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.

Culture

Cannes lives to the beat of the arts all year round, thanks to the many organizations contributing to its reputation and teaching. Cannes Municipal Music and Drama Conservatoire promote the awakening and introduction to music from the age of three years old for viola, violin and cello students and from five years old for those registered to musical awakening.

Transport

Cannes lies on the main railway line from Italy to Marseille and is well served by the TGV, national and regional trains. The railway station is close to the centre; buses leave from both there and the Hôtel de Ville.
Bus services are provided by Bus Azur and operates an electric bus system called É-lo around the town center as well as a double-decker bus service between the Hôtel de Ville and the Palm Beach Casino.
Cannes is located about 25km west of Nice, and easily reachable by bus from Nice's international airport. Shuttles run every half hour from 8am through 8pm (hourly early in the morning and after 6pm). The ride takes approximately 30 minutes. Taxi rides from the airport cost 60 euros one way.

Miscellaneous

Sister cities

★ Twinned ^[1]

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★ Acapulco, Mexico

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★ Beverly Hills, USA

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★ Khemisset, Morocco

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★ Madrid, Spain

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★ Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, United Kingdom

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★ Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

★ Friendship pacts

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★ Gstaad, Saanen, Switzerland

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★ Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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★ Tel Aviv, Israel

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★ Florence, Italy

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★ 1st arrondissement, Moscow, Russia

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★ Papeete, French Polynesia

See also

★ Lérins Islands and Abbey of Lérins

★ AS Cannes

★ Cimetière du Grand Jas, Cannes

★ Carlton Hotel

★ Le Baoli

Notes

1. Cannes Relations Internationales

External links

★ Official website

★ Official Cannes International Film Festival website

★ Official Cannes Lions Advertising Festival website

★ Official website of the ´Palais des Festivals et des Congrès´

★ Virtual visit of Cannes with fullscreen panoramas

★ Official site of International Luxury Travel Market, held at the Le Palais des Festivals et des Congrès