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Saint-Paul-de-Vence

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Summary

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

FieldValue
nameSaint-Paul-de-Vence
native nameoc
commune statusCommune
imageFrance-002626B - Saint-Paul-de-Vence (15745144948).jpg
captionPanorama of Saint-Paul-de-Vence from the path of St. Clare in August 2012
image coat of armsBlason ville fr Saint-Paul-de-Vence (Alpes-Maritimes).svg
arrondissementGrasse
cantonVilleneuve-Loubet
INSEE06128
postal code06570
mayorJean-Pierre Camilla
term2020–2026
intercommunalityCA Sophia Antipolis
coordinates
elevation m180
elevation min m39
elevation max m355
area km27.26
population
population date
population footnotes

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Saint-Paul-de-Vence (Alpes-Maritimes).svg

Saint-Paul-de-Vence (, literally Saint-Paul of Vence; ; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. One of the oldest medieval towns on the French Riviera, Saint-Paul-de-Vence is well known for its modern and contemporary art museums and galleries such as the Fondation Maeght, and for the 17th-century Saint Charles-Saint Claude chapel, which in 2012–2013 was decorated with murals by French artist Paul Conte.

Until 2011, the commune was officially called Saint-Paul.

Saint Charles-Saint Claude chapel, built in the 17th century.

|1968 |1570 |1975 |1917 |1982 |2542 |1990 |2903 |1999 |2847 |2007 |3374 |2012 |3548 |2017 |3477 |2018 |3324

Notable people

Saint-Paul-de-Vence has long been a haven of the famous, mostly due to the La Colombe d'Or hotel, whose former guests include Jean-Paul Sartre and Pablo Picasso. During the 1960s, the village was frequented by French actors Yves Montand, Simone Signoret and Lino Ventura, and poet Jacques Prévert.

Saint-Paul is also well known for the artists who have lived there, such as Jacques Raverat, Gwen Raverat and Marc Chagall and more recently the couple Bernard-Henri Lévy and Arielle Dombasle. Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman has a home there. American writer James Baldwin lived in Saint-Paul-de-Vence for 17 years until his death in 1987. British actor Donald Pleasence lived there until his death in 1995.

Former football player Vincenzo Rennella was born in Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Actress and artist Rebecca Dayan was raised in a hotel there.

American comedians Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner were married in Saint-Paul-de-Vence by its mayor on 18 September 1984.

References

References

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  2. (1 December 2012). "Lonely Planet Provence & the Cote d'Azur". Lonely Planet.
  3. (2 August 2017). "Chapelle Saint Charles-Saint Claude".
  4. "Saint Paul de Vence: chapelle Saint-Charles et Saint-Claude".
  5. [https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/decret/2011/3/22/IOCA1031142D/jo/texte Décret n° 2011-311] 22 March 2011 {{in lang. fr
  6. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-06128#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
  7. [http://www.la-colombe-dor.com/indexEN.html La Colombe d'Or home page]
  8. Raphael, Amy (March 1999). ''[[Esquire (magazine). Esquire]]''.{{full citation needed. (December 2017)
  9. [https://www.la-colombe-dor.com/history.html History], La Colombe d'Or.
  10. Buck, Joan Juliet. (January 2003). "France's Prophet Provocateur". [[Vanity Fair (magazine).
  11. Libbey, Peter (27 November 2017). "[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/27/arts/james-baldwin-home-france.html James Baldwin's Former Home in France Is Set to Be Developed]". ''New York Times''. nytimes.com. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  12. 0814756182. pp. 307–328; here: p. 325.
  13. Gussow, Mel. (3 February 1995). "Donald Pleasence, Virtuoso Actor, Dies at 75". [[The New York Times]].
  14. "Miami FC Signs Former la Liga Forward Vincenzo Rennella".
  15. Lawrence, Vanessa. "Actress Rebecca Dayan Loves David Bowie And Velvet Slippers, But Is Not Here for Pre-Ripped Jeans".
  16. (September 20, 1984). "Wilder and Radner Wed in Private Rite in France". [[The New York Times]].
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