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Alpes-Maritimes

Located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, France Coordinates: 43°54′47″ N 7°12′16″ E

Alpes-Maritimes
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Population
1,114,579
1.1M
Elevation
501 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
74
listed under Alpes-Maritimes
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NCE Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport28 km
CUF Cuneo International Airport78 km

About Alpes-Maritimes

Alpes-Maritimes is a district. Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, France. Population: 1,114,579.

From Wikipedia

Alpes-Maritimes (French: [alp(ə)maʁitim]; Occitan: Aups Maritims; Monégasque: Alpes Marìtime; Italian: Alpi Marittime; lit. 'Maritime Alps') is a department of France located in the country's southeast corner, on the Italian border and Mediterranean coast. Part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, it encompasses the French Riviera alongside neighbouring Var. Alpes-Maritimes had a population of 1,128,418 in 2023. Its prefecture (and largest city) is Nice, with Grasse as the sole subprefecture.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1860
Area
4,299 km²
Official website
departement06.fr

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Alpes-Maritimes

From Wikivoyage

Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. It has 300 sunny days per year, making it an excellent tourist destination. It encompasses the French Riviera and neighbouring Var. Alpes-Maritimes feature renowned cities and towns, and numerous alpine ski resorts.

Understand+

The department can be divided into three parts:

The coast area, which attracts lots of tourists

The arrière-pays famous for its nice villages

The mountain area, with its ski resorts

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By plane:

1 Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (Aéroport de Nice-Côte d'Azur) (6 km east from the centre of Nice; see Nice for details). (NCE IATA) This is the third airport of the country in term of traffic, though it is not the main hub of any company. It offers a good number of national and international destinations, some of them covered by low-cost company EasyJet. Flying may be a good option if you are not travelling along the Mediterranean coast in which case the train may be more convenient. (updated Mar 2015)

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Alpes-Maritimes

Population of Alpes-Maritimes over time

Population of Alpes-Maritimes over time
1872 199,037
1876 203,604
1886 238,057
2015 1,082,440
2017 1,083,310
2018 1,086,219
2019 1,094,283
2020 1,097,410
2021 1,103,941
2022 1,114,579
2023 1,128,418

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Alpes-Maritimes

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 6° · Rain 91 mm

Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (118 mm)
Driest month
July (25 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Alpes-Maritimes
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°10°13°15°19°23°26°26°22°18°13°10°
Average low (°C)3°3°5°7°12°15°18°18°15°11°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)7863627870512543771189180

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Alpes-Maritimes

The nearest airport is Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), 28 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Nice, 24 km to the south.

Airports

  • Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) Nice, Alpes-Maritimes 28 kmsouth
  • Cuneo International Airport (CUF) Levaldigi (CN) 78 kmnortheast
  • Toulon-Hyères Airport (TLN) Hyères, Var 125 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Nice Population: 342.7K 24 kmsouth
  • Toulon Population: 168.7K 135 kmsouthwest
  • Aix-en-Provence Population: 146.8K 148 kmwest
  • Marseille Population: 877.2K 162 kmsouthwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 184 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Alpes-Maritimes

Within 100 km: 119 historic and cultural sites, 870 natural sites, 196 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km226 places

  • Plage Petite Afrique Beach 25 kmSE
  • Neptune Plage Beach 25 kmS
  • Lido Plage Beach 25 kmS
  • Opera Plage Beach 25 kmS

25–60 km425 places

  • Siagne River 47 kmSW
  • Plage de Buse Beach 27 kmSE
  • Plage des Fourmis Beach 25 kmSE
  • Plage de Galets Beach 30 kmS

60–100 km534 places

  • Clapes River 86 kmNW
  • Plage du Grand Boucharel Beach 72 kmSW
  • Plage de la Galiote Beach 69 kmSW
  • Plage de Saint-Aygulf Beach 68 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Alpes-Maritimes

74 places
  1. 1 Arrondissement of Grasse 577.8K
  2. 2 Arrondissement of Nice 536.8K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Mountains & nature21

Lakes, rivers & coasts37

Nature and heritage in Alpes-Maritimes

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources