Cagnes-sur-Mer

Infobox Commune de France
nomcommune=Cagnes-sur-Mer

région=Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
département=Alpes-Maritimes
arrondissement=Arrondissement de Grasse
canton=
insee=06027
cp=06800
maire=Louis Nègre
mandat=2008–2014
intercomm=Communauté d'agglomération de Nice-Côte d'Azur
longitude=7.14888888889
latitude=43.6644444444
alt moy=
alt mini=0
alt maxi=187 m
hectares=1795
km²=17.95
sans=48,800
date-sans=2005
dens=2718|

Cagnes-sur-Mer is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a part of the metropolitan area of Nice Côte d'Azur and the largest suburb of the city of Nice, and lies to the west-southwest of it, about 15 km from the center.

It was the retreat and final address of the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who moved there in an attempt to improve his arthritis. In the late 1920s, Cagnes-sur-mer became a residence for many American renowned literary and art figures, such as Kay Boyle, George Antheil and Harry and Caresse Crosby. [Antheil, George (1952); Bad Boy of Music] [ [http://www.bookrags.com/biography/abraham-lincoln-gillespie-jr-dlb/ A(braham) Lincoln Gillespie, Jr. Biography | Dictionary of Literary Biography ] ]

Places of interest include Renoir's estate, "Les Collettes", surrounded by olive trees ; the Middle-Ages Castle at "le Haut-de-Cagnes" and the "Cros" quarter, founded by Italian fishermen in the nineteenth century.

It is also known for its horse racing venue, the Hippodrome de la Côte d'Azur, and a four-kilometer pebble beach.

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External links

* [http://www.cagnes-tourisme.com/ Official tourism website]