Cannes

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Cannes
The Promenade de la Croisette
Coat of airms o Cannes
Coat airms
Cannes is located in Fraunce
Cannes
Cannes
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Cannes is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Cannes
Cannes
Coordinates: 43°33′05″N 7°00′46″E / 43.5513°N 7.0128°E / 43.5513; 7.0128Coordinates: 43°33′05″N 7°00′46″E / 43.5513°N 7.0128°E / 43.5513; 7.0128
KintraFraunce
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepairtmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementGrasse
CantonCannes-1 an 2
IntercommunalityCA Cannes Pays de Lérins
Govrenment
 • Mayor (2014-2020) David Lisnard UMP
Area
1
19.62 km2 (7.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)2
73,603
 • Density3,800/km2 (9,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06029 /06400
Elevation0–260 m (0–853 ft)
1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance.

Cannes (French pronunciation: ​[kan]; Occitan Canas) is ane o the best-kent ceeties o the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination an host o the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Communes o Fraunce in the Alpes-Maritimes depairtment.

The city is weel kent for its sindry luxury shops, restaurants, an hotels an aw.

Twin ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]

Cannes is twinned wi: