Cap-d'Ail (French pronunciation: [kap daj]; Occitan: Caup d'Alh; Italian: Capodaglio or Capo d'Aglio) is a seaside commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

Cap-d'Ail
Caup d'Alh (Occitan)
A view on the Mediterranean coastline in Cap-d'Ail
A view on the Mediterranean coastline in Cap-d'Ail
Coat of arms of Cap-d'Ail
Location of Cap-d'Ail
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Cap-d'Ail is located in France
Cap-d'Ail
Cap-d'Ail
Cap-d'Ail is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Cap-d'Ail
Cap-d'Ail
Coordinates: 43°43′19″N 7°24′23″E / 43.7219°N 7.4064°E / 43.7219; 7.4064
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonBeausoleil
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Xavier Beck[1]
Area
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2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,508
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06032 /06320
Elevation0–540 m (0–1,772 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Cap-d'Ail borders the areas of La Colle, Les Révoires and Fontvieille in the Principality of Monaco.

Contemporary Cap-d'Ail is a modern seaside resort with a lively shopping district on the Basse Corniche and quiet, fashionable residential areas. Many people who work in Monaco live there. Plage Mala is prized by many day trippers from Monaco and Nice.

Cap-d'Ail is served by a 1881 station on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway, the last before the Monégasque border.

History

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On 13 September 1982, Princess Grace de Monaco was killed in a car accident.[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,200—    
1975 4,282+0.28%
1982 4,402+0.40%
1990 4,859+1.24%
1999 4,532−0.77%
2009 5,024+1.04%
2014 4,711−1.28%
2020 4,517−0.70%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ Haberman, Clyde (15 September 1982). "PRINCESS GRACE IS DEAD AFTER RIVIERA CAR CRASH". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE