Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Beaulieu-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [boljø syʁ mɛːʁ]), Italian: Belluogo (Bonnie Place), is a seaside veelage on the French Riviera atween Nice an Monaco. It is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes depairtment an borders the communes o Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Èze, an Villefranche-sur-Mer.
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 Beaulieu-sur-Mer, seen from Saint-Hospice | |
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  Beaulieu-sur-Mer Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Beaulieu-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 43°42′18″N 7°19′48″E / 43.705°N 7.33°ECoordinates: 43°42′18″N 7°19′48″E / 43.705°N 7.33°E | |
| Kintra | Fraunce |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Depairtment | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Villefranche-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | Nice-Côte d'Azur |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Roger Roux |
| Area 1 | 0.92 km2 (0.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 3,742 |
| • Density | 4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06011 /06310 |
| Elevation | 0–189 m (0–620 ft) |
| 1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance. | |
Population eedit
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 4,050 | — |
| 1968 | 4,273 | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 4,302 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 4,013 | −6.7% |
| 1990 | 3,675 | −8.4% |
| 1999 | 3,714 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 3,742 | +0.8% |
Sights eedit
The Villa Kerylos is a structur on a law rocky promontory bi the sea. It wis built at the beginnin o the 20t century bi the aircheologist Théodore Reinach an is in the style of an ancient Greek villa at the time of Pericles. The Villa wis bequeathed tae the Institute o Fraunce in 1928. It is currently classifee'd as a historical monument.
Beaulieu-sur-Mer the day eedit
The day Beaulieu-sur-Mer is kent as a bonnie Mediterranean resort veelage wi quality marina facilities. It is kent as the steid o the Villa Kerylos an aw, an a nice place for retirement.
Sister ceeties eedit
Beaulieu-sur-Mer is a sister ceety o Tempe, Arizona. Ivery year, fower French students are paired wi fower American students, an they each spend five weeks in ane anither's kintra. This student exchynge is with the Tempe Sister Cities organization, which haes been votit "Best Overall Sister City Program" in baith 1998 an 2004.
In popular cultur eedit
Beaulieu-Sur-Mer servit as the feectional toun o "Beaumont-Sur-Mer" in the hit 1988 film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
See an aw eedit
References eedit
Freemit airtins eedit
- Offeecial Tempe Sister Cities Wabsteid Archived 2006-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Offeecial wab steid o the Villa Kerylos Archived 2006-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Offeecial wab steid o the Royal Riviera Hotel
- Beaulieu-sur-Mer Photo Gallery
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