Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Sant Pau (Occitan) | |
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Panorama of Saint-Paul-de-Vence from the path of St. Clare in August 2012 | |
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Coat of arms | |
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 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | Villeneuve-Loubet |
| Intercommunality | CA Sophia Antipolis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Camilla |
Area 1 | 7.26 km2 (2.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 3,203 |
| • Density | 441/km2 (1,140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06128 /06570 |
| Elevation | 39–355 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 də 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.