Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Ròcabruna Caup Martin (Occitan)
A view of the old village, with the Cape and the Bay of Roquebrune
A view of the old village, with the Cape and the Bay of Roquebrune
Coat of arms of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Location of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
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Roquebrune-Cap-Martin is located in France
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Coordinates: 43°45′46″N 7°27′47″E / 43.7628°N 7.4631°E / 43.7628; 7.4631
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonMenton
IntercommunalityCA Riviera Française
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Césari[1]
Area
1
9.33 km2 (3.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
12,371
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
DemonymRoquebrunois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06104 /06190
Elevation0–800 m (0–2,625 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (French: [ʁɔk(ə)bʁyn kap maʁtɛ̃]; Occitan: Ròcabruna Caup Martin or Ròcabruna Cap Martin; Mentonasc: Rocabrüna; Italian: Roccabruna-Capo Martino [ˌrɔkkaˈbruːna ˈkaːpo marˈtiːno]), simply Roquebrune until 1921, is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Southeastern France, between Monaco and Menton. The name was changed from Roquebrune to differentiate the town from Roquebrune-sur-Argens in neighbouring Var.[3]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ See name change history in article on the town in the French-language Wikipedia.