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Vallauris
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Vallauris |
| native name | oc |
| commune status | Commune |
| image | Baie de Golfe Juan.JPG |
| caption | Golfe-Juan |
| image coat of arms | Blason ville fr Vallauris 06.svg |
| arrondissement | Grasse |
| canton | Antibes-1 |
| INSEE | 06155 |
| postal code | 06221 |
| mayor | Kévin Luciano |
| term | 2023–2026 |
| intercommunality | CA Sophia Antipolis |
| coordinates | |
| elevation m | 112 |
| elevation min m | 0 |
| elevation max m | 285 |
| area km2 | 13.04 |
| population | |
| population date | |
| population footnotes |
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Vallauris 06.svg
Vallauris (; ; 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. Golfe-Juan-Vallauris station has rail connections to Grasse, Cannes, Antibes and Nice.
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
| graph-pos = bottom |1793 |1479 |1800 |1446 |1806 |1527 |1821 |1746 |1831 |2060 |1836 |2065 |1841 |2031 |1846 |2482 |1851 |2577 |1856 |2584 |1861 |2810 |1866 |3016 |1872 |3273 |1876 |3666 |1881 |3942 |1886 |4928 |1891 |6058 |1896 |6247 |1901 |6729 |1906 |7433 |1911 |8030 |1921 |5935 |1926 |10156 |1931 |10267 |1936 |10554 |1946 |8244 |1954 |10040 |1962 |10774 |1968 |12880 |1975 |17182 |1982 |21205 |1990 |24325 |1999 |25773 |2007 |30645 |2012 |26595 |2017 |26672
Twin towns – sister cities
Vallauris is twinned with:
- HUN Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary
- GER Lindenberg im Allgäu, Germany
References
References
- (16 April 2024). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
- [https://www.nicematin.com/vie-locale/photos-antibes-cannes-valbonne-quel-est-le-nom-de-votre-ville-en-provencal-ou-en-nissart-265630 PHOTOS. Antibes, Cannes, Valbonne... Quel est le nom de votre ville en Provençal (ou en Nissart)?] -''Nice-matin''
- {{Cassini-Ehess. 38705. Vallauris
- [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-06155#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
- "Jumelages". Vallauris.
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