Saint-Paul-de-Vence

Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Sant Pau (Occitan)
Panorama of Saint-Paul-de-Vence from the path of St. Clare in August 2012
Location of Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Coordinates: 43°41′53″N 7°07′19″E / 43.698°N 7.122°E / 43.698; 7.122
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementGrasse
CantonVilleneuve-Loubet
IntercommunalityCA Sophia Antipolis
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Pierre Camilla
Area
1
7.26 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
3,190
  Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06128 /06570
Elevation39–355 m (128–1,165 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Paul-de-Vence (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pɔl vɑ̃s], literally Saint-Paul of Vence; Occitan: Sant Pau de Vença; Italian: San Paolo di Venza) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. One of the oldest medieval towns on the French Riviera, Saint-Paul-de-Vence is well known for its modern and contemporary art museums and galleries such as the Fondation Maeght, and for the 17th-century Saint Charles-Saint Claude chapel, which in 2012–2013 was decorated with murals by French artist Paul Conte.

Until 2011, the commune was officially called Saint-Paul.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,570    
1975 1,917+2.89%
1982 2,542+4.11%
1990 2,903+1.67%
1999 2,847−0.22%
2007 3,374+2.15%
2012 3,548+1.01%
2017 3,477−0.40%
2018 3,324−4.40%
Source: INSEE