Mougins

Mougins
Mogins (Occitan)
A view of the town of Mougins
Location of Mougins
Mougins
Mougins
Coordinates: 43°36′03″N 6°59′44″E / 43.6008°N 6.9956°E / 43.6008; 6.9956
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementGrasse
CantonLe Cannet
IntercommunalityCA Cannes Pays de Lérins
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Richard Galy
Area
1
25.64 km2 (9.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
19,481
  Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06085 /06250
Elevation32–269 m (105–883 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mougins (French pronunciation: [muʒɛ̃] ; Occitan: Mogins [muˈʒis]; Latin: Muginum [muːˈɡiːnũː]) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Southeastern France.

It is located on the heights of Cannes, in the arrondissement of Grasse. Mougins is a 15-minute drive from Cannes. The town is surrounded by forests, most notably the Valmasque forest. In the town there are pines, olives and cypress trees.