Biot, Alpes-Maritimes

Biot
The Place des Arcades Biot, in Biot
The Place des Arcades Biot, in Biot
Coat of arms of Biot
Location of Biot
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Biot is located in France
Biot
Biot
Biot is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Biot
Biot
Coordinates: 43°37′46″N 7°05′46″E / 43.6294°N 7.0961°E / 43.6294; 7.0961
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementGrasse
CantonAntibes-3
IntercommunalityCA Sophia Antipolis
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Dermit[1]
Area
1
15.54 km2 (6.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
9,880
 • Density640/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06018 /06410
Elevation9–208 m (30–682 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Biot (French pronunciation: [bjɔt]; Occitan: Biòt) is a small fortified medieval hilltop village in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur near Antibes, between Nice and Cannes. Many people come to Biot for its renowned cubist art museum of Fernand Leger as well as the winding cobbled lanes on the elevated fort. This village, that is now known for its ceramics and glassblowing, dates to prehistoric times.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.