Saint-Laurent-du-Var

Saint-Laurent-du-Var (Occitan: Sant Laurenç de Var, Italian: San Lorenzo del Varo) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera.

Saint-Laurent-du-Var
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Laurent-du-Var
Saint-Laurent-du-Var
Saint-Laurent-du-Var
Coordinates: 43°40′05″N 7°11′17″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementGrasse
CantonCagnes-sur-Mer-2
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joseph Segura[1]
Area
1
10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
28,453
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06123 /06700
Elevation0–214 m (0–702 ft)
(avg. 17 m or 56 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The town was founded in the 11th century when a hospice was founded under Saint Lawrence's protection. The main activity was to help passengers to cross the Var, which became a border between Kingdom of France and County of Nice in 1481.

Geography

St. Laurent is the second-largest suburb of the city of Nice, after Cagnes-sur-Mer, in the urban community of Nice Côte d'Azur. It lies adjacent to it on the west side on the other side of the river Var.

Nowadays, the town has developed much and its population has been multiplied by ten in the last century and it is now part of Nice metropolitan area.

The suburb's positioning, close to Nice and with an abundance of flatlands - which is a rare resource in this region - led to the building of CAP 3000, the Côte d'Azur's biggest mall, and an industrial zone with many dynamic activities.

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19628,186—    
196810,156+24.1%
197515,503+52.6%
198220,678+33.4%
199024,426+18.1%
199927,141+11.1%
200830,276+11.6%

Transportation

St. Laurent is located close to "Nice Côte d'Azur" Airport, in the eastern side of Var river, Nice. The town also has a harbor, an interchange on the motorway A8, and a railway station on the Marseille-Toulon-Nice-Ventimiglia line.

Twin towns
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Saint-Laurent-du-Var is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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