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Cagnes-sur-Mer
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and comprises various overseas islands and territories which are located in other regions. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. At 674,843 square kilometres, France is the world's 40th-largest country after Myanmar. France is a member of The European Union and Paris is the capital of this nation. The sole official language of France is French. Since prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of trade, migrations, and invasions.
Cagnes-sur-Mer is a town and municipality of the Alpes-Maritimes departement and Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region, in southeastern France. It is a component of the metropolitan Community of Agglomeration Nice Cote d'Azur and the largest suburb of the city of Nice, and lies to the west-southwest of it. Cagnes-sur-Mer has a population of 43,942 in 1999 and has a density of 2,448 per square kilometers in 1999.
The Geographical department is surrounded by the French departments of Var, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, the principality of Monaco, Italy on the east, and the Mediterranean on the south. Alpes-Maritimes includes the famous French Riviera coastline on the Mediterranean Sea with the important towns and cities of Cannes, Nice, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, and Antibes. The economy of the city is largely driven by tourism. Nice is second only to Paris in the number and size of its hotels. Because of the mild climate, it is a year-round tourist attraction. Other notable industry includes the perfume industry in Grasse and high-tech industry around Sophia-Antipolis.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, luxurious hotels and cottages, Cagnes-sur-Mer is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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