Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
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| Commune of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Image:Roquebrune Street.JPG Street in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 07° 28' 30 |
| Latitude | 43° 45' 29 |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Région | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Département | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Menton-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de la Riviera française |
| Mayor | M. Patrick Césari (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 0 m–800 m |
| Land area¹ | 9.33 km² |
| Population² (1999) | (Roquebrunois) 11,692 |
| - Density (1999) | 1,253/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06104/ 06190 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
| Image:Flag of France.svg | |
Image:Le Corbusier Cabanon.JPG Roquebrune-Cap-Martin is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France. It is bordered by Monaco and Menton. The name was changed from Roquebrune due to increasing urbanization in the French Riviera.
[edit] History
The commune was founded in 970 by Conrad I, count of Vintimille, in order to protect his western border. It was originally known as Roccabruna. The population were originally Ligurians, but came to speak an occitan dialect, similar to that in nearby Monaco, somewhat influenced by their original language.
In 1355, Roquebrune fell under the control of the Grimaldi family for five centuries, during which time the castle was strengthened. In 1793, Roquebrune became French, but it was returned to Monaco in 1814. In 1848, there was a revolution, with the result that it and Menton became free cities. They had hoped to be annexed by Sardinia, but this did not occur, and the towns remained in a state of political limbo until they were finally ceded to France by a plebiscite in 1860.
In 1804 Napoleon built a road along the coastline. This road connected the village to the rest of the Cote d'Azur, and eventually led to its merger with the smaller town of Cap-Martin.
[edit] References
- This article draws on the corresponding article in the French Wikipedia, accessed 28 March 2005.
[edit] External link
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