Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes
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Commune of Beausoleil |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Beausoleil |
| Intercommunality | Riviera française |
| Mayor | Robert Vial (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 40 m–621 m |
| Land area¹ | 5,48 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
12 775 |
| - Density | 2 331/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 06012/ 06240 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Beausoleil (it: Belsole) is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France. It is a neighboring town of the Principality of Monaco.
Beausoleil was formerly known as Monte-Carlo-Supérieur (Upper Monte Carlo).
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[edit] Economy
The commune is very dependent on Monaco. It functions to some extent as a bedroom community for people employed in Monaco. One of the main attractions is its Stade Vanco, which has two football pitches, a restaurant, tennis courts and a basketball court. Given the town's proximity to Monaco, real estate in Beausoleil is usually prohibitively expensive for people who work in the town. There is a sense in which Monaco exports its worker accommodation challenge to Beausoleil, which, in turn, exports its own acute accommodation challenge to other French towns.
[edit] Politics
The town's border with Monaco was largely fixed as long ago as during the 18th century. What is now Beausoleil was administered from La Turbie prior to 1904, when the town was incorporated. Along with other French communes adjacent to Monaco, the electorate has traditionally had a sizeable proportion which is left-leaning: Roger Bennati, mayor of the town 1989-1995, served under Communist affiliation.
[edit] Administration
List of former mayors
| Date | Name | Party |
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| 1904 | M. Camille Blanc | |
| 1929 | M. Jacques Subles | |
| 1935 | M. Paul-Joseph Chiabault | |
| 1941 | M. François Rochesani | |
| 1943 | M. Arthur Audoly | |
| 1944 | M. Marius Floret | |
| 1944 | M. Auguste Dubar | |
| 1953 | M. Paul-Joseph Chiabault | |
| 1971 | M. Paul Massa | |
| 1986 | M. André Vanco | |
| 1989 | M. Roger Bennati | PCF |
| 1995 | M. Gérard Spinelli | UDF |
| 2001 | M. Robert Vial | Divers Gauche |
[edit] Demographics
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 14,144 | 12,208 | 11,664 | 12,326 | 12,775 |
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
- Official Office of Tourism website (French)
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