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Mougins
Mogins (Occitan) | |
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Coordinates: 43°36′03″N 6°59′44″E / 43.6008°N 6.9956°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
Arrondissement | Grasse |
Canton | Le Cannet |
Intercommunality | CA 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 |
• Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 06085 /06250 |
Elevation | 32–269 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.