French Riviera
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Summary
French Riviera is a coast[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of coast entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,788 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[3], Alpes-Maritimes[4], Var[5], Bouches-du-Rhône[6]
- Country: France[7]
- Commons category: Côte d'Azur[8]
- Has part(s): Cap d'Antibes[9], Cassis[10], La Ciotat[11], Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer[12], Bandol[13], Sanary-sur-Mer[14], Six-Fours-les-Plages[15], Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer[16], La Seyne-sur-Mer[17], Ollioules[18], Toulon[19], La Garde[20], Le Pradet[21], Carqueiranne[22]
- Official website: https://cotedazurfrance.fr/[23], https://www.france.fr/fr/destination/cote-dazur/[24], https://provence-alpes-cotedazur.com/cote-dazur/[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:French Riviera[26]
- Has facility: Port Vauban[27]
- Commons gallery: Côte d'Azur[28]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for French Riviera include Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[29], a region of France[30], in France[31], founded in 1970[32], headquartered in Q66660222[33]; Nice Côte d'Azur Airport[34], an international airport[35], in France[36]; and Estérel Côte d'Azur Agglomération[37], a public institution of intermunicipal cooperation with own taxation[38], in France[39], founded in 2013[40], headquartered in Saint-Raphaël[41].
Why It Matters
French Riviera has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for it include Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[29], a region of France[30], in France[31], founded in 1970[32], headquartered in Q66660222[33]; Nice Côte d'Azur Airport[34], an international airport[35], in France[36]; and Estérel Côte d'Azur Agglomération[37], a public institution of intermunicipal cooperation with own taxation[38], in France[39], founded in 2013[40], headquartered in Saint-Raphaël[41].