Antibes
Antibes
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View of the old city (Vieille Ville) of Antibes by the Mediterranean | |
Location of Antibes | |
| Coordinates: 43°34′51″N 7°07′26″E / 43.5808°N 7.1239°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | Antibes-1, 2 and 3 |
| Intercommunality | Sophia Antipolis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Leonetti (LR) |
Area 1 | 26.48 km2 (10.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 76,612 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Antibois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06004 /06600 |
| Elevation | 0–163 m (0–535 ft) (avg. 9 m or 30 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Antibes (/ɒ̃ˈtiːb/, US also /ɑːnˈtiːbz/, French: [ɑ̃tib] ⓘ; Occitan: Antíbol [anˈtibu]) is a seaside city in the Alpes-Maritimes department in Southeastern France. It is located on the French Riviera between Cannes and Nice; its cape, the Cap d'Antibes, along with Cap Ferrat in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat to the northeast, is one of the best known landforms in the area. The capes house the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc and Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat respectively, widely considered two of the most exclusive hotels in the world.
The town of Juan-les-Pins is in the commune of Antibes; the Sophia Antipolis technology park is northwest of it. In 2020, the commune had a population of 74,709, making it Alpes-Maritimes's second-most populated.