Villefranche-sur-Mer

Villefranche-sur-Mer (US: /ˌvl(ə)ˈfrɒ̃ʃ sʊər ˈmɛər/, French: [vilfʁɑ̃ʃ syʁ mɛʁ]; Occitan: Vilafranca de Mar [ˌvilɔˈfʀaŋkɔ de ˈmaʀ]; Italian: Villafranca Marittima [ˌvillaˈfraŋka maˈrittima]) is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera and is located south-west of the Principality of Monaco, which is just west of the French-Italian border.

Villefranche-sur-Mer
Vilafranca de Mar (Occitan)
A view of the harbour at Villefranche-sur-Mer
Location of Villefranche-sur-Mer
Villefranche-sur-Mer
Villefranche-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 43°42′18″N 7°18′45″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonBeausoleil
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Christophe Trojani
Area
1
4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
4,989
  Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06159 /06230
Elevation0–575 m (0–1,886 ft)
Websitevillefranche-sur-mer.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.