Cap-d'Ail

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Cap-d'Ail Caup d'Alh (Occitan)
Commune
A view on the Mediterranean coastline in Cap-d'Ail
Coat of arms
Location of Cap-d'Ail
Cap-d'Ail Show map of France Cap-d'Ail Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°43′19″N 7°24′23″E / 43.7219°N 7.4064°E / 43.7219; 7.4064
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Beausoleil
Intercommunality	Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Xavier Beck[1]
Area 1	2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	4,508
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06032 /06320
Elevation	0–540 m (0–1,772 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cap-d'Ail (French pronunciation: [kap daj]; Occitan: Caup d'Alh; Italian: Capodaglio or Capo d'Aglio) is a seaside commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

Geography

Cap-d'Ail borders the areas of La Colle, Les Révoires and Fontvieille in the Principality of Monaco.

Contemporary Cap-d'Ail is a modern seaside resort with a lively shopping district on the Basse Corniche and quiet, fashionable residential areas. Many people who work in Monaco live there. Plage Mala is prized by many day trippers from Monaco and Nice.

Cap-d'Ail is served by a 1881 station on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway, the last before the Monégasque border.

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  Coastline in Cap-d'Ail
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  Cap-d'Ail from the sea
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  Château des Terrasses
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  Sea cliffs
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  Littoral path between Cap d'Ail and Monaco

History

On 13 September 1982, Princess Grace de Monaco was killed in a car accident.^[3]

Demographics

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References

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