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| Coordinates | 43° 40' N ; 7° 14' E | ||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Provence, Alpes, Côte d'Azur (PACA) | ||
| Departement | Alpes Maritimes (06) | ||
| Status | Departement's prefecture 5th french town by it's population, 2nd tourist destination after Paris | ||
| Origins | Nikaïa, trade port founded in 5th or 6th century B.C. by 'Massaliotes', Greek Phoceans from Marseille | ||
| Population | 345,892 | habitants (1999) and 556,530 (1999) w/suburbs | |
| Area | 71.92 | Km2 | |
| Altitude | 10 | to 300 meters | |
| Climate | Subtropical mediterranean | ||
| Average temp. | 15 | Celsius (59 F) | |
| Sun | 2,640 | hours a year | |
| Rain | 860 | mm et 80 days a year | |
| Beaches | 7,500 | m | |
| Hotels | 10,000 | rooms | |
| Culture | 18 | museums, 4 theatres, 1 opera et 40 movie theatres | |
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| Area | 4.294 | km2. | |
| Population | 1.011.326 | habitants (1999) | |
| Population density | sea front 5.500 h/km2, Alps 10 h/km2 | ||
| Other towns | Antibes-Juan-les-Pins (72.412 h.), Cannes (67.304 h.), Cagnes-sur-mer (43.942 h.), Grasse (43.874 h.) | ||
| Geography | Mountains (3.000 m and more), Sea (Méditerranée) | ||
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Internet
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- Comité Régional du Tourisme Riviera Côte d'Azur
- Nice townhall
- Et si Nice m'était comté ?, Pierre Robert Garino (french)
- Nice une cité inconnue, Cédric Mari, Webstore (french)
- Nice presentation by Passeport pour la France (Presse Internationale MSCOMM)
- Nice history by Newmarketingonline
- Nice at the start of 20th century, Encyclopedia Britannica 1911
- French Riviera history, BusinessRiviera.com
- Nice presentation, BusinessRiviera.com
- Le Quid
- Encyclopédie Voila-Hachette
- France maps, IGN
- Michelin maps, very detailed
- Earth 3D, Shockwave (360k)
