Saint-Laurent-du-Var

French commune
nomcommune=Saint-Laurent-du-Var

Duplex TGV crossing at St-Laurent's station
région=Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
département=Alpes-Maritimes
arrondissement=Grasse
canton=Saint-Laurent-du-Var-Cagnes-sur-Mer-Est
insee=06123
cp=06700
maire=Henri Revel
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Nice-Côte d'Azur
longitude=7.188
latitude=43.668
alt moy=17 m
alt mini=0
alt maxi=214 m
hectares=1011
km²=10.11
sans=27,141
date-sans=1999
dens=2687|

Saint-Laurent-du-Var is a commune in southeastern France, in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera.

It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Nice, and lies adjacent to it on the west side on the other side of the river Var.

History

The town was founded in the XIth century when an hospice was founded under Saint Lawrence's protection. The main activity was to help passengers to cross the Var, which became a border between from Kingdom of France to Nice in 1481.

Geography

Nowadays, the town has developed much and its population has been multiplied by ten in the last century. It's now part of Nice metropolitan area.

The position, close from Nice and with full of flat land - which is a rare resource in this region - lead to the settlement of CAP 3000, the Côte d'Azur biggest mall, and an industrial zone with many dynamic activities. The town also has a harbour.

ee also

*Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References

"Based on the article in the French Wikipedia."

External links

* [http://www.ville-saintlaurentduvar.fr/ Official website]
* [http://www.cap3000.com/ CAP 3000 website (in French)]