Biot, Alpes-Maritimes

French commune
nomcommune=Biot
région=Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
département=Alpes-Maritimes
arrondissement=Grasse
canton=Antibes Juan-les-Pins
insee=06018
cp=06410
maire=François-Xavier Boucand
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Sophia Antipolis
longitude=7.09611111111
latitude=43.6294444444
alt moy=
alt mini=9
alt maxi=208 m
hectares=1554
km²=15.54
sans=7395
date-sans=1999
dens=476
date-dens=1999

Biot is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in southeastern France. It is located near Antibes, between Cannes and Villeneuve-Loubet. It is situated on the top of a hill overlooking the Mediterranean.

Biot was a pottery centre from the beginning of the 16th century until the 18th century. In the middle of the 20th century, Biot once again became famous for its decorative pottery and glasswork.

Today, Biot is well known for its glassblowers and bubble glass products. [http://www.cadeauxdeprovence.com/portraits/verrier_en.htm] Eloi Monod started the village's glass-blowing tradition. The Fernand Léger museum stands at the foot of the village.

External links

* [http://www.biot.fr/ Biot's official website]
* [http://www.nice-panorama.com/Biot/index.php Virtual visit of the old village with fullscreen panoramas]
* [http://www.musee-fernandleger.fr/|Fernand Léger Museum]

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