Vallauris
Vallauris (valoʁis; Valàuria; Niçard subdialect: Valàuri) is a seaside commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located in the metropolitan area (and is today effectively an extension of the city) of Antibes, bordering it on its west side. The seaside town Golfe-Juan is a part of the commune of Vallauris.
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Overview
Overview
Golfe-Juan-Vallauris station has rail connections to Grasse, Cannes, Antibes and Nice.
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Vallauris appears in the authority records of the Etalab API Découpage administratif and the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names as a place. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Vallauris as an inhabited place. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Vallauris as a commune. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur as the administrative unit of Vallauris. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Alpes-Maritimes as the administrative unit of Vallauris. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur as the administrative region of Vallauris. Etalab API Découpage administratif records France as the country of Vallauris. The area of Vallauris is 1,318.01 hectares, according to the Etalab API Découpage administratif. The Etalab API Découpage administratif records the postal code 06220 for Vallauris.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Vallauris • Native Name — Valàuria • Commune Status — Commune • Arrondissement — Grasse • Canton — Antibes-1 • Insee — 06155 • Postal Code — 06221 • Mayor — Kévin Luciano • Term — 2023–2026 • Intercommunality — CA Sophia Antipolis • Elevation M — 112 • Elevation Min M — 0 • Elevation Max M — 285 • Area Km2 — 13.04
Picasso and Vallauris
Picasso and Vallauris
In 1948 Picasso came to live in Vallauris, where he stayed until 1955. During his time in the town, he created a great many sculptures and paintings including his mural War and Peace, one of the major artworks of the period. He also developed a fascination for the techniques of ceramics and linocuts. A freeman of the town, Picasso greatly contributed to the renaissance of the Vallauris pottery industry in the 1950s, this legendary golden age when everyone was a potter, including famous ceramicists Roger Capron and Charles Voltz. Many inhabitants still evoke his presence and that of his contemporaries (Françoise Gilot and her children Claude and Paloma, then Jacqueline Roque, his last partner whom he married amid the greatest secrecy at Vallauris town hall in 1961), the bullfights, exhibitions and visits by all kinds of famous people.
Demographics
Demographics
• Illustration — A road sign of Vallauris in both French and Niçard (a subdialect of Provençal)
Twin towns – sister cities
Twin towns – sister cities
Vallauris is twinned with: • Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary • Lindenberg im Allgäu, Germany
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- 1.data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. Répertoire national des élus: les maires. 16 April 2024.
- 2.PHOTOS. Antibes, Cannes, Valbonne... Quel est le nom de votre ville en Provençal (ou en Nissart)? -Nice-matin
- 3.Cassini-Ehess 38705 Vallauris
- 4.Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- 5.Vallauris. Jumelages. vallauris-golfe-juan.fr.
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2- Annie CordyPerson
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- Pierre VillonDesigner
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1- Paloma Ruiz PicassoDesigner
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