Alpes-Maritimes

Summary

Alpes-Maritimes is a department of France^[1]. Alpes-Maritimes ranks in the top 3% of department_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,228 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alpes-Maritimes is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur^[3].
• Alpes-Maritimes is in the country of France^[4].
• Alpes-Maritimes's head of government is recorded as Charles-Ange Ginésy^[5].
• Alpes-Maritimes's instance of is recorded as department of France^[6].
• Alpes-Maritimes's capital is recorded as Nice^[7].
• Alpes-Maritimes's shares border with is recorded as Alpes-de-Haute-Provence^[8].
• Alpes-Maritimes's shares border with is recorded as Var^[9].
• Alpes-Maritimes's shares border with is recorded as Piedmont^[10].
• Alpes-Maritimes's shares border with is recorded as Liguria^[11].
• Alpes-Maritimes's shares border with is recorded as Province of Cuneo^[12].
• Alpes-Maritimes's shares border with is recorded as Province of Imperia^[13].
• Alps is named after Alpes-Maritimes^[14].
• sea is named after Alpes-Maritimes^[15].
• Mediterranean Sea is named after Alpes-Maritimes^[16].
• Alpes-Maritimes's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Grasse^[17].
• Alpes-Maritimes's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Nice^[18].
• Alpes-Maritimes's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nice^[19].
• Alpes-Maritimes's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cannes^[20].
• Alpes-Maritimes's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cipières^[21].
• Alpes-Maritimes's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rigaud^[22].
• Alpes-Maritimes's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Antibes^[23].
• Alpes-Maritimes's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sainte-Agnès^[24].
• Alpes-Maritimes's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gorbio^[25].
• Alpes-Maritimes's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Grasse^[26].
• Alpes-Maritimes's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Menton^[27].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Alpes-Maritimes include 100122 Alpes-Maritimes^[28], an asteroid^[29].

Why It Matters

Alpes-Maritimes ranks in the top 3% of department_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,228 views/month).^[2] Alpes-Maritimes has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Alpes-Maritimes is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for Alpes-Maritimes include 100122 Alpes-Maritimes^[28], an asteroid^[29].