Cap-d'Ail

Cap-d'Ail
Caup d'Alh (Occitan)
A view on the Mediterranean coastline in Cap-d'Ail
A view on the Mediterranean coastline in Cap-d'Ail
Coat of arms of Cap-d'Ail
Location of Cap-d'Ail
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Cap-d'Ail is located in France
Cap-d'Ail
Cap-d'Ail
Cap-d'Ail is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Cap-d'Ail
Cap-d'Ail
Coordinates: 43°43′19″N 7°24′23″E / 43.7219°N 7.4064°E / 43.7219; 7.4064
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonBeausoleil
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Xavier Beck[1]
Area
1
2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
4,491
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06032 /06320
Elevation0–540 m (0–1,772 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cap-d'Ail (French pronunciation: [kap daj]; Occitan: Caup d'Alh; Italian: Capodaglio or Capo d'Aglio) is a seaside commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

Geography

Cap-d'Ail borders the areas of La Colle, Les Révoires and Fontvieille in the Principality of Monaco.

Contemporary Cap-d'Ail is a modern seaside resort with a lively shopping district on the Basse Corniche and quiet, fashionable residential areas. Many people who work in Monaco live there. Plage Mala is prized by many day trippers from Monaco and Nice.

Cap-d'Ail is served by a 1881 station on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway, the last before the Monégasque border.

The Stade Didier Deschamps is located down the street from the Monaco border and Stade Louis II, and as such often hosts matches in Monaco's national amateur company football tournament Challenge Prince Rainier III and used to host the matches of the Monaco national football team as of 2017. The stadium is also home to US Cap d'Ail Football who play in District 1 Côte d'Azur (Tier 9) as of the 2024-25 season.[3].

History

On 13 September 1982, Princess Grace de Monaco was killed in a car accident.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,200—    
1975 4,282+0.28%
1982 4,402+0.40%
1990 4,859+1.24%
1999 4,532−0.77%
2009 5,024+1.04%
2014 4,711−1.28%
2020 4,517−0.70%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Seniors D1" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  4. ^ Haberman, Clyde (15 September 1982). "PRINCESS GRACE IS DEAD AFTER RIVIERA CAR CRASH". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE