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Le Cannet
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.
Le Cannet is a town and a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes a departement in the extreme southeast corner of France. Le Cannet was part of Cannes until 1778, when it was made a separate commune. Le Cannet is located on the north of Cannes, on the French Riviera. The two cities form a single urban area. Le Cannet was the birthplace of: Victorien Sardou, dramatist, Richard Galliano, accordionist. It was the home of: Margaret Caroline Anderson, editor of The Little Review. Le Cannet is situated at an altitude of 12 meters to 285 meters above sea level. It has a population of 43,200, as of 2005, within an area of 7.71 square kilometers and has a population density of 5,468 inhabitants per square kilometer.
France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. There's a term for their seductive lifestyle, Douce France or Sweet France and you'll find yourself using it often. Douce France taught the world just how sweet life should be.
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