Vallauris
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Commune of Vallauris |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | Vallauris-Antibes-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Sophia Antipolis |
| Mayor | Alain Gumiel (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 0 m–285 m (avg. 112 m) |
| Land area¹ | 13.04 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
25,773 |
| - Density | 1,976/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 06155/ 06220 |
| 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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Vallauris is a commune in the département of Alpes-Maritimes in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is located in the metropolitan area of Sophia-Antipolis, and is a suburb of the city of Antibes, bordering it on its west side.
[edit] Culture
In 1948, Picasso came to live in Vallauris where he stayed until 1955. During his time there, he created a great many sculptures and paintings including War and Peace, which was one of the major artworks of the period. He also developed a fascination for the two techniques of ceramics and linocuts. As freeman of the town, Picasso greatly contributed to the renaissance of the Vallauris pottery industry in the 1950s, this mythical golden age and time when everyone was a potter, including famous ceramicists Roger Capron and Charles Voltz. Many inhabitants still evoke his presence and that of his contemporaries (Françoise Gilot and her children Claude and Paloma, then Jacqueline Roque, his last partner whom he married amid the greatest secrecy at Vallauris town hall in 1961), the bullfights, exhibitions and visits by all kinds of famous people.
Golfe-Juan is a seaside town, part of the commune of Vallauris.
[edit] External links
- Official website (in French)
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