Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes

Beausoleil
Bèusoleu (Occitan)
Riviera Palace
Riviera Palace
Coat of arms of Beausoleil
Location of Beausoleil
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Beausoleil is located in France
Beausoleil
Beausoleil
Beausoleil is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Beausoleil
Beausoleil
Coordinates: 43°44′33″N 7°25′28″E / 43.7425°N 7.4244°E / 43.7425; 7.4244
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonBeausoleil
IntercommunalityCA Riviera Française
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Spinelli[1]
Area
1
5.48 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
12,674
 • Density2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06012 /06240
Elevation40–621 m (131–2,037 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beausoleil (French: [bosɔlɛj]; Occitan: Bèusoleu [ˌbɛwsuˈlew]; lit.'Beautiful Sun') is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It adjoins the Principality of Monaco to its south. The commune of Beausoleil was established in 1904; it was supposed to be named Monte-Carlo Supérieur (French: [mɔ̃t kaʁlɔ sypeʁjœʁ]; lit.'Upper Monte Carlo') for a time but the idea was abandoned after protests from Monégasque authorities.

  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.