Le Cannet
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- For the commune in the Var département, see Le Cannet-des-Maures.
| Commune of Le Cannet | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 07° 01' 10" |
| Latitude | 43° 34' 37" |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | 2 cantons Cannet / Mougins |
| Mayor | Mme Michèle Tabarot (UMP) (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 12 m–285 m (avg. 110 m) |
| Land area¹ | 7.71 km² |
| Population² (2005) |
43,200 |
| - Density (1999) | 5 468/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06030/ 06110 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Le Cannet is a town and a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France.
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[edit] Administration
Le Cannet was part of Cannes until 1778, when it was made a separate commune.
[edit] Location
Le Cannet is located on the north of Cannes, on the French Riviera. The two cities form a single urban area.
[edit] Miscellaneous
Le Cannet was the birthplace of:
- Victorien Sardou (1831-1908), dramatist
- Richard Galliano (born 1950), accordionist
It was the home of:
- Margaret Caroline Anderson, editor of The Little Review
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