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Menton
The harbour o Menton, wi the basilica o Saint-Michel-Archange beyond, viewed frae the Quai Napoléon III
The harbour o Menton, wi the basilica o Saint-Michel-Archange beyond, viewed frae the Quai Napoléon III
Banner o Menton
Banner
Coat of airms o Menton
Coat airms
Menton is located in Fraunce
Menton
Menton
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Menton is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Menton
Menton
Coordinates: 43°46′30″N 7°30′00″E / 43.775000°N 07.50°E / 43.775000; 07.50Coordinates: 43°46′30″N 7°30′00″E / 43.775000°N 07.50°E / 43.775000; 07.50
KintraFraunce
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepairtmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
IntercommunalityRiviera française
Govrenment
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Claude Guibal
Area
1
14.05 km2 (5.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)2
29,073
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06083 /06500
Elevation0–774 m (0–2,539 ft)
(avg. 16 m or 52 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.

Menton (French pronunciation: ​[mɑ̃tɔ̃]; Occitan: [meˈta], written Menton in clessical norm or Mentan in Mistralian norm; Italian: Mentone [menˈtoːne]) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes depairtment in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in sootheastren Fraunce.

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References

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  1. "Association Suisse des Communes et Régions d'Europe". L'Association suisse pour le Conseil des Communes et Régions d'Europe (ASCCRE) (in French). Archived frae the original on 24 Julie 2012. Retrieved 20 Julie 2013.