Vallauris

French commune
nomcommune=Vallauris
Golfe-Juan
région=Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
département=Alpes-Maritimes
arrondissement=Grasse
canton=Vallauris-Antibes-Ouest
insee=06155
cp=06220
maire=Alain Gumiel
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Sophia Antipolis
longitude=7.0538
latitude=43.5805
alt moy=112 m
alt mini=0
alt maxi=285 m
hectares=1304
km²=13.04
sans=25,773
date-sans=1999
dens=1976
date-dens=1999

Vallauris is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is located in the metropolitan area of Sophia-Antipolis, and is a suburb of the city of Antibes, bordering it on its west side.

Culture

In 1948, Picasso came to live in Vallauris where he stayed until 1955. During his time there, he created a great many sculptures and paintings including War and Peace, which was one of the major artworks of the period. He also developed a fascination for the two techniques of ceramics and linocuts.As freeman of the town, Picasso greatly contributed to the renaissance of the Vallauris pottery industry in the 1950s, this mythical golden age and time when everyone was a potter, including famous ceramicists Roger Capron and Charles Voltz. Many inhabitants still evoke his presence and that of his contemporaries (Françoise Gilot and her children Claude and Paloma, then Jacqueline Roque, his last partner whom he married amid the greatest secrecy at Vallauris town hall in 1961), the bullfights, exhibitions and visits by all kinds of famous people.

Golfe-Juan is a seaside town, part of the commune of Vallauris.

External links

* [http://www.vallauris-golfe-juan.fr/ Official website] (in French)