Saint-Paul-de-Vence

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Saint-Paul
Panorama of Saint-Paul-de-Vence from the path of St. Clare in August 2012
Panorama of Saint-Paul-de-Vence from the path of St. Clare in August 2012
Coat of arms of Saint-Paul
Coat of arms
Saint-Paul is located in France
Saint-Paul
Saint-Paul
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Saint-Paul is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Saint-Paul
Saint-Paul
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Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Grasse
Canton Cagnes-sur-Mer-Ouest
Intercommunality Sophia Antipolis
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) René Buron
Area1 7.26 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 3,477
 • Density 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 06128 / 06570
Elevation 39–355 m (128–1,165 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Paul or Saint-Paul-de-Vence (in Occitan: Sant Pau) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. One of the oldest medieval towns on the French Riviera, it is well known for its modern and contemporary art museums and galleries such as Fondation Maeght which is located nearby.[1]

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 1,416 —    
1968 1,570 +10.9%
1975 1,917 +22.1%
1982 2,542 +32.6%
1990 2,903 +14.2%
1999 2,847 −1.9%
2008 3,477 +22.1%

Notable people

Saint-Paul de Vence has long been a haven of the famous. During the 1960s, it was frequented by French actors Yves Montand, Simone Signoret and Lino Ventura, and poet Jacques Prévert.

Saint-Paul is also well known for the artists who have lived there, such as Jacques Raverat, Gwen Raverat and Marc Chagall and more recently the couple Bernard-Henri Lévy and Arielle Dombasle.[2] Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman has a home there. American writer James Baldwin died there in 1987.[3] British actor Donald Pleasence died there in 1995.

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See also

References

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  3. James Baldwin Now, ed. McBride, 325

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