Grasse
Grasse
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Subprefecture and commune | |
A view of Grasse | |
Location of Grasse | |
| Coordinates: 43°40′00″N 6°55′00″E / 43.6667°N 6.9167°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | Grasse-1 and 2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays de Grasse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme Viaud (LR) |
Area 1 | 44.44 km2 (17.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 48,669 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06069 /06130 |
| Elevation | 80–1,061 m (262–3,481 ft) (avg. 333 m or 1,093 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Grasse (French pronunciation: [ɡʁas]; Provençal Occitan: Grassa in classical norm or Grasso in Mistralian norm [ˈɡɾasɔ]; traditional Italian: Grassa) is the only subprefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region on the French Riviera. In 2017, the commune had a population of 50,396.
Considered the world's capital of perfume, Grasse obtained two flowers in the Concours des villes et villages fleuris and was made Ville d'Art et d'Histoire (City of Art and History).