Le Cannet

For the commune in the Var département, see Le Cannet-des-Maures.

Commune of Le Cannet
Location
Coordinates	43° 34' 37" 07° 01' 10"
Administration
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Grasse
Canton	2 cantons Cannet / Mougins
Mayor	Mme Michèle Tabarot (UMP) (2001-2008)
Statistics
Altitude	12 m–285 m (avg. 110 m)
Land area¹	7.71 km²
Population² (2005)	43,200
- Density	5 468/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	06030/ 06110
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

Le Cannet is a town and a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France.

Administration

Le Cannet was part of Cannes until 1778, when it was made a separate commune.

Location

Le Cannet is located on the north of Cannes, on the French Riviera. The two cities form a single urban area.

Miscellaneous

Le Cannet was the birthplace of:

• Victorien Sardou (1831-1908), dramatist
• Richard Galliano (born 1950), accordionist

It was the home of:

• Margaret Caroline Anderson, editor of The Little Review

External links

• Le Cannet city council website

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