Saint-Laurent-du-Var

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Saint-Laurent-du-Var
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Saint-Laurent-du-Var
Coordinates: 43°40′05″N 7°11′17″E / 43.668°N 7.188°E / 43.668; 7.188Coordinates: 43°40′05″N 7°11′17″E / 43.668°N 7.188°E / 43.668; 7.188
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Grasse
Canton Saint-Laurent-du-Var-Cagnes-sur-Mer-Est
Intercommunality Nice-Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Henri Revel
Area
 • Land1 10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 30,276
 • Population2 Density 3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 06123 / 06700
Elevation 0–214 m (0–702 ft)
(avg. 17 m or 56 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Laurent-du-Var is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera.

History

The town was founded in the 11th century when an hospice was founded under Saint Lawrence's protection. The main activity was to help passengers to cross the Var, which became a border between from Kingdom of France to Nice in 1481.

Geography

St. Laurent is the second-largest suburb of the city of Nice, after Cagnes-sur-Mer, in the urban community of Nice Côte d'Azur. It lies adjacent to it on the west side on the other side of the river Var.

Nowadays, the town has developed much and its population has been multiplied by ten in the last century and it's now part of Nice metropolitan area.

The suburb's positioning, close to Nice and with an abundance of flatlands - which is a rare resource in this region - led to the building of CAP 3000, the Côte d'Azur's biggest mall, and an industrial zone with many dynamic activities.

Demographics

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 8,186—    
1968 10,156+24.1%
1975 15,503+52.6%
1982 20,678+33.4%
1990 24,426+18.1%
1999 27,141+11.1%
2008 30,276+11.6%

Transportation

St. Laurent is located close to "Nice Côte d'Azur" Airport, in the eastern side of Var river, Nice. The town also has a harbour, an interchange on the motorway A8 and a railway station on the Marseille-Toulon-Nice-Ventimiglia line.

Twin towns

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Saint-Laurent-du-Var is twinned with:

See also

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