Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Location within the Alpes-Maritimes department
Location within the Alpes-Maritimes department
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
No. of communes51
Established31 December 2011
SeatNice
Government
  President (2020–2026) Christian Estrosi (LFA-HOR)
Area
1,479.7 km2 (571.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
545,873
  Density369/km2 (960/sq mi)
Websitewww.nicecotedazur.org
Former logo

The Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Nice. It is located in the Alpes-Maritimes department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Southeastern France. It was created on 31 December 2011, replacing the previous communauté urbaine of Nice Côte d'Azur and the communautés de communes of Les stations du Mercantour, La Tinée and Vésubie-Mercantour.[1] In 2013 the commune of Coaraze left the métropole; in 2014 the communes of Bonson, Le Broc, Gattières and Gilette joined it. In 2022 the communes of Drap and Châteauneuf-Villevieille joined the métropole. Its area is 1,479.7 km2 (571.3 sq mi). Its population was 545,873 in 2018 (including the communes that joined in 2022), of which 341,032 in Nice proper.[2]

Communes

The 51 communes of the métropole are:[1][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Décret du 17 octobre 2011 portant création de la métropole dénommée « Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur » | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  2. Comparateur de territoire, INSEE. 4 April 2022.
  3. Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur (N° SIREN : 200030195), BANATIC. Accessed 4 April 2022.
  4. INSEE

43°42′N 7°16′E / 43.70°N 7.27°E / 43.70; 7.27

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