Mougins

Mougins
Mogins (Occitan)
A view of the town of Mougins
A view of the town of Mougins
Coat of arms of Mougins
Location of Mougins
Map
Mougins is located in France
Mougins
Mougins
Mougins is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Mougins
Mougins
Coordinates: 43°36′03″N 6°59′44″E / 43.6008°N 6.9956°E / 43.6008; 6.9956
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementGrasse
CantonLe Cannet
IntercommunalityCA Cannes Pays de Lérins
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Richard Galy[1]
Area
1
25.64 km2 (9.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
19,677
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06085 /06250
Elevation32–269 m (105–883 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mougins (French pronunciation: [muʒɛ̃] ; Occitan: Mogins [muˈʒis]; Latin: Muginum [muːˈɡiːnũː]) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Southeastern France.

It is located on the heights of Cannes, in the arrondissement of Grasse. Mougins is a 15-minute drive from Cannes. The town is surrounded by forests, most notably the Valmasque forest.[3] In the town there are pines, olives and cypress trees.

  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. ^ "La Valmasque", mougins.fr (in French).