Antibes

Antibes
Antíbol (Occitan)
October 2006 view of the old city (Vieille Ville) of Antibes by the Mediterranean
October 2006 view of the old city (Vieille Ville) of Antibes by the Mediterranean
Coat of arms of Antibes
Location of Antibes
Map
Antibes is located in France
Antibes
Antibes
Antibes is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Antibes
Antibes
Coordinates: 43°34′51″N 7°07′26″E / 43.5808°N 7.1239°E / 43.5808; 7.1239
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementGrasse
CantonAntibes-1, 2 and 3
IntercommunalitySophia Antipolis
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Leonetti[1] (LR)
Area
1
26.48 km2 (10.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
75,130
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
DemonymAntibois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06004 /06600
Elevation0–163 m (0–535 ft)
(avg. 9 m or 30 ft)
Websiteantibes-juanlespins.com
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Antibes (/ɒ̃ˈtb/,[3][4] US also /ɑːnˈtbz/,[5] French: [ɑ̃tib] ; Occitan: Antíbol [anˈtibu]) is a seaside city in the Alpes-Maritimes department in Southeastern France. It is located on the French Riviera between Cannes and Nice; its cape, the Cap d'Antibes, along with Cap Ferrat to the northeast, is one of the best known landforms in the area. The capes house the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc and Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat respectively, widely considered two of the most exclusive hotels in the world.[6][7]

The town of Juan-les-Pins is in the commune of Antibes; the Sophia Antipolis technology park is northwest of it. In 2020, the commune had a population of 74,709, making it Alpes-Maritimes's second-most populated.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Antibes". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Antibes". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Antibes" (US) and "Antibes". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
  6. ^ Chanial, Jean-Pierre. "Cap-Eden-Roc, 100 ans de légende", Le Figaro (in French), 11 June 2014.
  7. ^ Mohn, Tanya. "Grand-Hôtel Du Cap-Ferrat On Mediterranean Coastline To Become Four Seasons Property", Forbes, 23 April 2015.