Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Sant Joan de Cap Ferrat (Occitan)
Pointe Sainte-Hospice in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Pointe Sainte-Hospice in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Coat of arms of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Location of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
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Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat is located in France
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Coordinates: 43°41′00″N 7°20′00″E / 43.6833°N 7.3333°E / 43.6833; 7.3333
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonBeausoleil
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-François Dieterich[1]
Area
1
2.48 km2 (0.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,471
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06121 /06230
Elevation0–138 m (0–453 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ kap fɛʁa]; Occitan: Sant Joan de Cap Ferrat; Italian: San Giovanni Capo Ferrato) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2012, Cap Ferrat was named the second most expensive residential location in the world after Monaco.

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat is located on a peninsula next to Beaulieu-sur-Mer and Villefranche-sur-Mer and extends out to Cap Ferrat. Its tranquility and warm climate make it a favourite holiday destination among the European aristocracy and international rich who visit the French Riviera.

  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.