Arrondissement of Grasse
Grasse | |
|---|---|
 Location within the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| No. of communes | 62 |
| Subprefecture | Grasse |
| Area | 1,231.2 km2 (475.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 573,247 |
| • Density | 466/km2 (1,210/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 061 |
The arrondissement of Grasse is an arrondissement of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 62 communes.[2] Its population is 561,067 (2016), and its area is 1,231.2 km2 (475.4 sq mi).[3]
Composition
[edit]The communes of the arrondissement of Grasse, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]
- Aiglun (06001)
- Amirat (06002)
- Andon (06003)
- Antibes (06004)
- Auribeau-sur-Siagne (06007)
- Le Bar-sur-Loup (06010)
- Bézaudun-les-Alpes (06017)
- Biot (06018)
- Bouyon (06022)
- Briançonnet (06024)
- Le Broc (06025)
- Cabris (06026)
- Cagnes-sur-Mer (06027)
- Caille (06028)
- Cannes (06029)
- Le Cannet (06030)
- Carros (06033)
- Caussols (06037)
- Châteauneuf-Grasse (06038)
- Cipières (06041)
- La Colle-sur-Loup (06044)
- Collongues (06045)
- Conségudes (06047)
- Courmes (06049)
- Coursegoules (06050)
- Escragnolles (06058)
- Les Ferres (06061)
- Gars (06063)
- Gattières (06064)
- La Gaude (06065)
- Gourdon (06068)
- Grasse (06069)
- Gréolières (06070)
- Mandelieu-la-Napoule (06079)
- Le Mas (06081)
- Mouans-Sartoux (06084)
- Mougins (06085)
- Les Mujouls (06087)
- Opio (06089)
- Pégomas (06090)
- Peymeinade (06095)
- La Roque-en-Provence (06107)
- Roquefort-les-Pins (06105)
- La Roquette-sur-Siagne (06108)
- Le Rouret (06112)
- Saint-Auban (06116)
- Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne (06118)
- Saint-Jeannet (06122)
- Saint-Laurent-du-Var (06123)
- Saint-Paul (06128)
- Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey (06130)
- Sallagriffon (06131)
- Séranon (06134)
- Spéracèdes (06137)
- Théoule-sur-Mer (06138)
- Le Tignet (06140)
- Tourrettes-sur-Loup (06148)
- Valbonne (06152)
- Valderoure (06154)
- Vallauris (06155)
- Vence (06157)
- Villeneuve-Loubet (06161)
History
[edit]The arrondissement of Grasse was created in 1800 as part of the department Var.[4] In 1860 it became part of the department Alpes-Maritimes.[5]
As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Grasse were, as of January 2015:[6]
- Antibes-Biot
- Antibes-Centre
- Le Bar-sur-Loup
- Cagnes-sur-Mer-Centre
- Cagnes-sur-Mer-Ouest
- Cannes-Centre
- Cannes-Est
- Le Cannet
- Carros
- Coursegoules
- Grasse-Nord
- Grasse-Sud
- Mandelieu-Cannes-Ouest
- Mougins
- Saint-Auban
- Saint-Laurent-du-Var-Cagnes-sur-Mer-Est
- Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey
- Vallauris-Antibes-Ouest
- Vence
References
[edit]- ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Arrondissement de Grasse (061)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ^ Historique du Var
- ^ Historique des Alpes-Maritimes
- ^ Populations légales 2012: 06 Alpes-Maritimes, INSEE
