Coordinates: 433305N 70046E

Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Cte d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Grasse
Government
Mayor (2014-
2018)
David Lisnard
Area
Land1 19.62 km2 (7.58 sq mi)
Population (2008)
Population2 72,939
Population2
density
3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal
code
06029 (http://www.insee.fr/fr/themes/tableau_local.asp?
ref_id=POP&millesime=2010&nivgeo=COM&codgeo=06029)
/ 06400
Elevation 0260 m (0853 ft)
1
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247
acres) and river estuaries.
2
Population without double counting
: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military
personnel) only counted once.
music
5.6 Festivals
and show
events
6 Transport
7 International
relations
7.1 Twin towns
Sister cities
8 Gallery
9 See also
10 References
11 Further reading
12 External links
History
By the 2nd century BC the
Ligurian Oxybii established a
settlement here known as
Aegitna ( in ancient
greek). Historians are unsure
what the name means. The area
was a fishing village used as a
port of call between the Lrins
Islands.
In 69 AD it became the scene
of violent conflict between the
troops of Othos and
Vitellius.
[1]
In the 10th century the town
was known as Canua. The
name may derive from "canna", a reed. Canua was probably the site of a small Ligurian port, and later a Roman
outpost on Le Suquet hill, suggested by Roman tombs discovered here. Le Suquet housed an 11th-century tower
which overlooked swamps where the city now stands. Most of the ancient activity, especially protection, was on
the Lrins islands and the history of Cannes is the history of the islands.
An attack by the Saracens in 891, who remained until the end of the 10th century, devastated the country around
Canua. The insecurity of the Lrins islands forced the monks to settle on the mainland, at the Suquet. Construction
of a castle in 1035 fortified the city by then known as Cannes, and at the end of the 11th century construction was
Cannes