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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/WMA_button2b.png/
17px-WMA_button2b.png "Show location on an interactive map")[43°33′05″N 7°00′46″E]
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Not to be confused with [Caen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caen "Caen") or

[Cannae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannae "Cannae").
|Cannes _Canas_ ([Occitan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occitan_language
"Occitan language"))| |
|---|---|
|[Commune](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communes_of_France "Communes of France")|
|
|[![A view of Cannes](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/
Cannes_from_Suquet_Tower_03.jpg/270px-Cannes_from_Suquet_Tower_03.jpg)](https://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cannes_from_Suquet_Tower_03.jpg "A view of
Cannes") A view of Cannes| |
|[![Flag of Cannes](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/
Flag_of_the_Commune_of_Cannes_%28White_Variant%29.svg/100px-
Flag_of_the_Commune_of_Cannes_%28White_Variant%29.svg.png)](https://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Commune_of_Cannes_(White_Variant).svg "Flag
of Cannes") Flag [![Coat of arms of
Cannes](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/
FRA_Cannes_COA.svg/64px-FRA_Cannes_COA.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
File:FRA_Cannes_COA.svg "Coat of arms of Cannes") Coat of arms| |
|| |
| | |
|---|---|
|Location of Cannes| |
|[![Cannes is located in
France](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/
France_location_map-Regions_and_departements-2016.svg/270px-France_location_map-
Regions_and_departements-2016.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
File:France_location_map-Regions_and_departements-2016.svg "Cannes is located in
France") ![Cannes](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/
0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png) Cannes Show map of FranceShow
map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurShow all| |
|Coordinates:
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/WMA_button2b.png/
17px-WMA_button2b.png "Show location on an interactive map")[43°33′05″N 7°00′46″E]
(https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?
pagename=Cannes&params=43.5513_N_7.0128_E_type:city(73255)_region:FR-PAC)| |
|Country|[France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France "France")|
|[Region](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_France "Regions of France")|
[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provence-Alpes-C
%C3%B4te_d%27Azur "Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur")|
|[Department](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departments_of_France "Departments of
France")|[Alpes-Maritimes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpes-Maritimes "Alpes-
Maritimes")|
|[Arrondissement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissements_of_France
"Arrondissements of
France")|[Grasse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Grasse
"Arrondissement of Grasse")|
|[Canton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantons_of_France "Cantons of France")|
[Cannes-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_of_Cannes-1 "Canton of Cannes-1")
and [2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_of_Cannes-2 "Canton of Cannes-2")|
|[Intercommunality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Communes_of_France#Intercommunality "Communes of France")|[CA Cannes Pays de
Lérins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communaut%C3%A9_d%27agglom
%C3%A9ration_Cannes_Pays_de_L%C3%A9rins "Communauté d'agglomération Cannes Pays de
Lérins")|
|Government| |
|• Mayor (2020–2026)|David
Lisnard[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-1)
([LR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Republicans_(France) "The Republicans
(France)"))|
|Area **1**|19.62 km2 (7.58 sq mi)|
|Population (2021)[[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-
popleg2021-2)|73,255|
|• Density|3,700/km2 (9,700/sq mi)|
|[Demonym(s)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonym "Demonym")|_Cannois_
(masculine) _Cannoise_ (feminine)|
|[Time zone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_zone "Time zone")|[UTC+01:00]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC%2B01:00 "UTC+01:00")
([CET](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_European_Time "Central European
Time"))|
|• Summer ([DST](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time "Daylight
saving time"))|[UTC+02:00](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC%2B02:00 "UTC+02:00")
([CEST](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_European_Summer_Time "Central
European Summer Time"))|
|[INSEE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INSEE_code "INSEE code")/Postal code|[06029]
(https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=COM-06029) /06400|
|Elevation|0–260 m (0–853 ft)|
|**1** French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2
(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.| |
**Cannes** ([/kæn, kɑːn/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English

"Help:IPA/English") [_KAN,
KAHN_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key
"Help:Pronunciation respelling key"), French:
[[kan]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French "Help:IPA/French") []
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d6/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-
Mecanautes-Cannes.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Mecanautes-Cannes.wav.mp3 "Play audio")[ⓘ]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LL-Q150_(fra)-Mecanautes-Cannes.wav "File:LL-
Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Cannes.wav"), locally
[[ˈkanə]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA "Help:IPA");
[Occitan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occitan_language "Occitan language"):
_Canas_) is a city located on the [French
Riviera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Riviera "French Riviera"). It is a
[commune](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communes_of_France "Communes of France")
located in the [Alpes-Maritimes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpes-Maritimes
"Alpes-Maritimes") [department](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departments_of_France
"Departments of France"), and host city of the annual [Cannes Film Festival]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes_Film_Festival "Cannes Film Festival"),
[Midem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midem "Midem"), and [Cannes Lions
International Festival of
Creativity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes_Lions_International_Festival_of_Cr
eativity "Cannes Lions International Festival of
Creativity").[[3]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-3) The city is
known for its association with the rich and famous, its luxury hotels and
restaurants, and for several conferences.
## History
By the 2nd century BC, the [Ligurian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liguria

"Liguria") [Oxybii](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxybii "Oxybii") established a
settlement here known as _Aegitna_ ([Ancient
Greek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_language "Ancient Greek
language"): Αἴγιτνα).[[4]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-4)
Historians are unsure what the name means, but the connection to Greek αἴγες
"waves, surf" seems evident. The second element could be compared to the Cretan and
Thessalian towns of Itanos (Ἴτανος) and Iton (Ἴτων); also phonetically close is the
Aetolian town of [Aegitium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegitium "Aegitium")
(Αἱγἱτιον).[[5]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-5) The area was a
fishing village used as a port of call between the [Lérins
Islands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9rins_Islands "Lérins Islands").
[![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/
Cannes_SPOT_1160.jpg/220px-Cannes_SPOT_1160.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
File:Cannes_SPOT_1160.jpg)
Cannes seen from Spot Satellite

In 154 [BC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_Christ "Before Christ"), it became
the scene of violent but quick conflict between the troops of Quintus Opimius and
the [Oxybii](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxybii
"Oxybii").[[6]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-6)
In the 10th century, the town was known as

Canua.[[7]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-7) The name may derive
from "canna", a [reed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_(plant) "Reed (plant)").
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 the swamps where the city now stands. Most of the
ancient activity, especially protection, was on the Lérins Islands, and the history
of Cannes is closely tied to the history of the islands.
An attack by the [Saracens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saracen "Saracen") in

891, who remained until the end of the 10th century, devastated the country around
Canua. The insecurity of the Lérins islands forced the monks to settle on the
mainland, at the Suquet. Construction of a castle in 1035 fortified the city then
known as Cannes, and at the end of the 11th century construction was started on two
towers on the Lérins islands. One took a century to build.
Around 1530, Cannes detached from the monks who had controlled the city for
hundreds of years and became independent.
During the 18th century, both the Spanish and British tried to gain control of the
Lérins Islands but were chased away by the French. The islands were later
controlled by many, such as Jean-Honoré Alziary and the [Bishop of Fréjus]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_of_Fr%C3%A9jus "Bishop of Fréjus"). They had
many different purposes: in the middle of the 19th century, one served as a
hospital for soldiers wounded in the [Crimean
War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_War "Crimean War").
[Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and

Vaux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Brougham,_1st_Baron_Brougham_and_Vaux
"Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux") bought land at the Croix des Gardes
"about the year 1838, when it was little more than a fishing village on a
picturesque coast" and constructed the villa Eleonore-Louise; Brougham's work to
improve living conditions attracted the English aristocracy, who also built winter
residences.[[8]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-8)[[9]](https://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-cadillacdatabase.net-9)
The 19th century saw the modernization of Cannes, spearheaded by [Marie de Lametz]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Caroline_Gibert_de_Lametz "Maria Caroline
Gibert de Lametz") and her son [Prince Charles
III](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_III,_Prince_of_Monaco "Charles III,
Prince of Monaco") to follow the successes of nearby Nice and the successful
gambling industry in [Bad Homburg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Homburg "Bad
Homburg"). After several failures in 1850s, the late 1860s saw an expansion of
casino, villas, hotels, roads and railway (the distance from Paris to Cannes
reduced to 23 hours).[[10]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-10)
At the end of the 19th century, several more railways were completed, which
prompted the arrival of [streetcars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_in_Cannes
"Trams in Cannes"). In Cannes, projects such as the Boulevard Carnot and the rue
d'Antibes were carried out. After the closure of the Casino des Fleurs (hôtel
Gallia), a luxury establishment was built for the rich winter clientele, the Casino
Municipal next to the pier Albert-Edouard. This casino was demolished and replaced
by the new Palace in 1979.
In the 20th century, new luxury hotels such as the
[Carlton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InterContinental_Carlton_Cannes_Hotel
"InterContinental Carlton Cannes Hotel"),
[Majestic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Majestic_Barri%C3%A8re "Hotel
Majestic Barrière"), [Martinez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Hyatt_Cannes_H
%C3%B4tel_Martinez "Grand Hyatt Cannes Hôtel Martinez"), and [JW Marriott Cannes]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JW_Marriott_Cannes "JW Marriott Cannes") were built.
The city was modernised with a [sports
centre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stade_Pierre_de_Coubertin_(Cannes) "Stade
Pierre de Coubertin (Cannes)"), a post office, and schools. There were fewer
British and German tourists after the [First World
War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I "World War I"), but more Americans.
Winter tourism gave way to summer tourism, and the summer casino at Palm Beach was
constructed.
In 1931, [Karan Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karan_Singh "Karan Singh") the

crown prince of [Jammu and
Kashmir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(princely_state) "Jammu
and Kashmir (princely state)") was born at the [Martinez
Hotel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinez_hotel "Martinez hotel").[[11]]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-11)
The city council had the idea of starting an international film festival shortly
after World War II.[[12]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-12)
On 3 November 2011, it hosted the [2011 G20

summit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_G-20_Cannes_summit "2011 G-20 Cannes
summit").[[13]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-13)
In 2021, Cannes was designated as the City of Film by the [UNESCO Creative Cities
Network](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO_Creative_Cities_Network "UNESCO
Creative Cities Network").[[14]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-14)
## Climate
Cannes has a [subtropical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtropical "Subtropical")

[Mediterranean climate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_climate
"Mediterranean climate") ([Köppen climate
classification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification
"Köppen climate classification") _Csa_) and the city enjoys 11 hours of sunshine
per day during summer (July), while in winter (December to February) the weather is
mild. Both seasons see a relatively low rainfall and most rain occurs during
October and November when over 100 mm (3.9 in) falls.
Cannes summers are long and warm, with summer daytime temperatures regularly
hitting 30 °C (86 °F), while average temperatures are about 25 °C (77 °F).
Temperatures remain high from June to September, the busiest time of the year.
Mean temperatures drop below 10 °C (50 °F) for only three months of the year
(December to February). The spring and autumn are also warm, although more suited
to those who prefer slightly cooler weather.
The record high temperature was 39.2 °C (102.6 °F) on 19 July 2023, while the
record low temperature was −12.0 °C (10.4 °F) on 9 January
1985.[[15]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-Meteociel-15)
|| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Climate data for Cannes (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1949–present)| | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Month|Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec|Year|
|Record high °C (°F)|22.9 (73.2)|26.0 (78.8)|27.9 (82.2)|27.6
 (81.7)|31.7 (89.1)|37.3 (99.1)|39.2 (102.6)|38.3 (100.9)|
35.0 (95.0)|31.4 (88.5)|25.8 (78.4)|23.4 (74.1)|39.2
 (102.6)|
|Mean daily maximum °C (°F)|13.6 (56.5)|13.9 (57.0)|16.0 (60.8)|18.2
 (64.8)|21.9 (71.4)|25.5 (77.9)|28.2 (82.8)|28.6 (83.5)|25.3
 (77.5)|21.3 (70.3)|17.1 (62.8)|14.3 (57.7)|20.3 (68.6)|
|Daily mean °C (°F)|8.6 (47.5)|8.8 (47.8)|11.0 (51.8)|13.5
 (56.3)|17.2 (63.0)|20.9 (69.6)|23.5 (74.3)|23.7 (74.7)|20.3
 (68.5)|16.7 (62.1)|12.5 (54.5)|9.4 (48.9)|15.5 (59.9)|
|Mean daily minimum °C (°F)|3.7 (38.7)|3.7 (38.7)|6.0 (42.8)|8.7
 (47.7)|12.6 (54.7)|16.3 (61.3)|18.7 (65.7)|18.8 (65.8)|15.4
 (59.7)|12.1 (53.8)|7.9 (46.2)|4.6 (40.3)|10.7 (51.3)|
|Record low °C (°F)|−12.0 (10.4)|−9.2 (15.4)|−9.9 (14.2)|−0.5
 (31.1)|2.3 (36.1)|7.4 (45.3)|8.8 (47.8)|10.5 (50.9)|5.3
 (41.5)|0.9 (33.6)|−3.4 (25.9)|−5.6 (21.9)|−12.0 (10.4)|
|Average [precipitation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precipitation
"Precipitation") mm (inches)|82.5 (3.25)|57.0 (2.24)|60.2 (2.37)|
78.2 (3.08)|51.8 (2.04)|32.5 (1.28)|18.7 (0.74)|23.9
 (0.94)|92.1 (3.63)|134.3 (5.29)|145.4 (5.72)|104.6 (4.12)|
881.2 (34.7)|
|Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)|5.9|5.3|5.7|6.3|5.4|3.6|1.8|2.7|4.8|7.5|8.5|
6.4|63.9|
|Average [relative humidity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_humidity
"Relative humidity") (%)|72|70|70|70|73|74|72|72|74|75|74|72|72.3|
|Mean monthly [sunshine hours](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_duration
"Sunshine duration")|148.1|164.0|216.7|227.3|274.6|312.5|346.5|320.1|254.2|192.7|
149.6|136.5|2,742.7|
|Source 1: Meteociel[[15]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-
Meteociel-15)| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|Source 2: Infoclimat.fr (humidity
1961–1990)[[16]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-Infoclimat-16)
[[17]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-17)| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
## Population
| | |
|---|---|
Historical population
|\|Year\|Pop.\|±% p.a.\| \|---\|---\|---\| \|1793\|2,626\|—\| \|1800\|
2,896\|+1.41%\| \|1806\|2,804\|−0.54%\| \|1821\|3,982\|+2.37%\| \|1831\|
3,994\|+0.03%\| \|1836\|3,997\|+0.02%\| \|1841\|3,381\|−3.29%\| \|1846\|
4,720\|+6.90%\| \|1851\|5,557\|+3.32%\| \|1856\|5,860\|+1.07%\| \|1861\|
7,557\|+5.22%\| \|1866\|9,618\|+4.94%\| \|1872\|10,144\|+0.89%\| \|1876\|
14,022\|+8.43%\| \|1881\|19,385\|+6.69%\| \|1886\|19,959\|+0.59%\| \|
1891\|19,983\|+0.02%\| \|1896\|22,959\|+2.82%\| \|1901\|30,420\|+5.79%\||\|
Year\|Pop.\|±% p.a.\| \|---\|---\|---\| \|1906\|29,365\|−0.70%\| \|1911\|
29,656\|+0.20%\| \|1921\|30,907\|+0.41%\| \|1926\|42,427\|+6.54%\| \|
1931\|47,259\|+2.18%\| \|1936\|49,032\|+0.74%\| \|1946\|45,548\|−0.73%\|
 \|1954\|50,192\|+1.22%\| \|1962\|58,079\|+1.84%\| \|1968\|67,152\|
+2.45%\| \|1975\|70,527\|+0.70%\| \|1982\|72,259\|+0.35%\| \|1990\|
68,676\|−0.63%\| \|1999\|67,304\|−0.22%\| \|2007\|70,829\|+0.64%\| \|
2012\|73,603\|+0.77%\| \|2017\|73,868\|+0.07%\| \|2021\|73,255\|−0.21%\||
|\| \| \| \|---\|---\| \|![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/
thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png)\|Graphs are
unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
[Phabricator](https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334940 "phab:T334940") and on
[MediaWiki.org](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Graph/Plans
"mw:Extension:Graph/Plans").\|| |
|Source: EHESS[[18]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-ehess-18) and
INSEE (1968-2021)[[19]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-pophist-19)
[[20]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-Insee-20)| |
## Landmarks
The [Promenade de la
Croisette](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promenade_de_la_Croisette "Promenade de la
Croisette") is the waterfront avenue with [palm
trees](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_trees "Palm trees"). La Croisette is
known for picturesque beaches, restaurants, cafés, boutiques, and luxury hotels.
[Le Suquet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Suquet "Le Suquet"), the old town,
provides a good view of La Croisette. The fortified tower and the Chapelle Sainte-
Anne house the Musée des Explorations du monde. A distinctive building in Cannes is
the [Russian Orthodox
church](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Michael_the_Archangel_Church_(Cannes)
"St. Michael the Archangel Church (Cannes)").
### Hotels
- [![Hotel Barrière Le Majestic

Cannes](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/H
%C3%B4tel_Majestic_Barri%C3%A8re_%282014%29.JPG/240px-H%C3%B4tel_Majestic_Barri
%C3%A8re_%282014%29.JPG)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:H
%C3%B4tel_Majestic_Barri%C3%A8re_(2014).JPG "Hotel Barrière Le Majestic Cannes")
[Hotel Barrière Le Majestic Cannes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Barri

%C3%A8re_Le_Majestic_Cannes "Hotel Barrière Le Majestic Cannes")
- [![Hôtel Martinez](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/H
%C3%B4tel_Martinez%2C_Cannes_%282014%29.JPG/241px-H%C3%B4tel_Martinez%2C_Cannes_
%282014%29.JPG)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:H
%C3%B4tel_Martinez,_Cannes_(2014).JPG "Hôtel Martinez")
[Hôtel Martinez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B4tel_Martinez "Hôtel

Martinez")
- [![InterContinental Carlton
Cannes](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/
Hotel_Carlton_Cannes_Francja_-_widok_z_nowego_portu._-_panoramio.jpg/240px-
Hotel_Carlton_Cannes_Francja_-_widok_z_nowego_portu._-_panoramio.jpg)](https://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hotel_Carlton_Cannes_Francja_-_widok_z_nowego_portu._-
_panoramio.jpg "InterContinental Carlton Cannes")
[InterContinental Carlton
Cannes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InterContinental_Carlton_Cannes
"InterContinental Carlton Cannes")
### Villas
Cannes of the 19th century can still be seen in its grand villas, built to reflect
the wealth and standing of their owners and inspired by anything from medieval
castles to Roman villas. They are not open to the public. Lord Brougham's
Italianate Villa Eléonore Louise (one of the first in Cannes) was built between
1835 and 1839. Also known as the Quartier des Anglais, this is the oldest
residential area in Cannes. Another landmark is the Villa Fiésole (known today as
the Villa Domergue) designed by [Jean-Gabriel
Domergue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Gabriel_Domergue "Jean-Gabriel
Domergue") in the style of Fiesole, near
[Florence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence "Florence"), which may be visited
on appointment.
### Île Sainte-Marguerite
[![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/
Ile_St_Marguerite.jpg/220px-Ile_St_Marguerite.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
File:Ile_St_Marguerite.jpg)
[St. Marguerite Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Ele_Sainte-Marguerite

"Île Sainte-Marguerite")
It took the [Man in the Iron

Mask](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_in_the_Iron_Mask "Man in the Iron Mask") 11
years to leave the tiny, forested [St Marguerite
Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Ele_Sainte-Marguerite "Île Sainte-
Marguerite"). The mysterious individual was believed to be of noble blood, but his
identity has never been proven. His cell can be visited in the Fort of St
Marguerite, now renamed the Musée de la Mer (Museum of the Sea). This museum also
houses discoveries from shipwrecks off the island, including Roman (1st century BC)
and Saracen (10th century AD) ceramics.
### Île Saint-Honorat
South_coast_of_Saint-Honorat_island_near_the_chapelle_Saint-Pierre.jpg/220px-
South_coast_of_Saint-Honorat_island_near_the_chapelle_Saint-Pierre.jpg)](https://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:South_coast_of_Saint-
Honorat_island_near_the_chapelle_Saint-Pierre.jpg)
[St. Honorat Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Ele_Saint-Honorat "Île

Saint-Honorat")
Cistercian monks are the only inhabitants of the smaller, southern [St Honorat
Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Ele_Saint-Honorat "Île Saint-Honorat").
Monks have inhabited the island since AD 410 and, at the height of their powers,
owned Cannes, [Mougins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mougins "Mougins"), and
[Vallauris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallauris "Vallauris"). Medieval vestiges
remain in the stark church, which is open to the public, and in the ruins of the
11th-century monastery on the seashore. The monks inhabit the [Lérins Abbey]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9rins_Abbey "Lérins Abbey") and divide their
time between prayer and producing red and white wines.
### Museums
The Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Provence houses artifacts from prehistoric to

present, in an 18th-century mansion. The Musée de la Castre has objects from the
Pacific Atolls, Peruvian relics, and Mayan pottery. Other venues include the Musée
de la Marine, Musée de la Mer, Musée de la Photographie and Musée International de
la Parfumerie.
### Theatre and music

Small venues stage productions and host short sketches during the annual
International Actors' Performance Festival (Festival Performance d'Acteur). [[21]]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-21) Local theaters include the
Espace Miramar[[22]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-22) and the
Alexandre III.[[23]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-23)[[24]]
### Festivals and show events
[![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/
2/20/20210721_220433_Festival_pyrotechnique_de_Cannes_2021.jpg/220px-
20210721_220433_Festival_pyrotechnique_de_Cannes_2021.jpg)](https://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
File:20210721_220433_Festival_pyrotechnique_de_Cannes_2021.jpg)
[Festival d'art pyrotechnique de Cannes](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_d

%27art_pyrotechnique_de_Cannes "fr:Festival d'art pyrotechnique de Cannes") 2021
- The [Cannes Film Festival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes_Film_Festival

"Cannes Film Festival") founded in 1946 is held annually, usually in May, at the
[Palais des Festivals et des
Congrès](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palais_des_Festivals_et_des_Congr%C3%A8s
"Palais des Festivals et des Congrès").
- The [Cannes Lions International Festival of
Creativity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes_Lions_International_Festival_of_Cr
eativity "Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity") is a global event and
awards show for those working in advertising and related fields, held annually in
June.
- The [Festival d'art pyrotechnique de
Cannes](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_d%27art_pyrotechnique_de_Cannes
"fr:Festival d'art pyrotechnique de Cannes") is an annual fireworks competition
held in the summer at the Bay of Cannes.
- [Midem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midem "Midem"), the foremost trade show for
the music industry.
- MIPIM, the world's largest property-related trade show.
- Carnival on the Riviera is an annual parade through the streets to mark the 21
days before [Shrove Tuesday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday "Shrove
Tuesday").
- The International Festival of Games is a festival of bridge, belote, backgammon,
chess, draughts, tarot, and more (February).
- Cannes Yachting Festival is an event for boating enthusiasts in the Vieux Port
(September).
- The International Actors' Performance Festival: comedy sketches and performances
by fringe artists
- The International Luxury Travel Market brings together under one roof the top
international luxury travel providers and suppliers from all around the world.
[[25]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-25)
- The [Global Champions Tour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Champions_Tour
"Global Champions Tour") showjumping league has an annual event in the ports of
Cannes.
- [MIPCOM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPCOM "MIPCOM") and
[MIPTV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPTV "MIPTV"), held in October and April
respectively, are the world's most important trade markets for the television
industry.
- The Pan-African Film Festival, held in early April and featuring films from the
African diaspora.
## Economy
[![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Aero_cannes.jpg/
220px-Aero_cannes.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aero_cannes.jpg)
The Cannes Mandelieu aero centre
The area around Cannes has developed into a

[high-tech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_tech "High tech") cluster. The
technopolis of [Sophia Antipolis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_Antipolis
"Sophia Antipolis") lies in the hills beyond Cannes. The Film Festival is a major
event for the industry which takes place every year in May. In addition, Cannes
hosts other major annual events such as the MIPIM, MIPTV, MIDEM, Cannes Lions, and
the NRJ Music Awards.[[26]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-26)
There is an annual television festival in the last week in September.
The economic environment is based on tourism, business fairs, trade, and aviation.
Cannes has 6,500 companies, of which 3,000 are traders, artisans, and service
providers. In 2006, 421 new companies were registered.
Cannes hosts the [Cannes Mandelieu Space

Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes_Mandelieu_Space_Center "Cannes
Mandelieu Space Center"), headquarters of [Thales Alenia
Space](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thales_Alenia_Space "Thales Alenia Space"),
the first European [satellite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite "Satellite")
manufacturer.
## Sport
Cannes is home to the football side [AS

Cannes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AS_Cannes "AS Cannes"), which currently plays
in the French third division. The club is notable for having launched the
professional career of [Zinedine
Zidane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane "Zinedine Zidane").[[27]]
The city hosts the Jumping International de Cannes international horse jumping
event every June.[[28]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-28)
Cannes women's volleyball team [RC Cannes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RC_Cannes

"RC Cannes") has been very successful (won twenty French Championships and two [CEV
Champions League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEV_Women%27s_Champions_League "CEV
Women's Champions League")).[[29]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-
29)
## Transport
### Nice Côte d'Azur Airport
Located 24 km (15 mi) from Cannes, [Nice Côte d'Azur

Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B4te_d%27Azur_International_Airport
"Côte d'Azur International Airport"). The smaller [Cannes – Mandelieu Airport]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes_%E2%80%93_Mandelieu_Airport "Cannes –
Mandelieu Airport") is nearby.
### Rail
[Cannes station](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes_station "Cannes station") is

the main [railway station](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_station "Railway
station") for the city of Cannes. It is situated on the [Marseille–Ventimiglia
railway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marseille%E2%80%93Ventimiglia_railway
"Marseille–Ventimiglia railway").
There are several rail services including: TGVs from Paris Gare de Lyon to Nice, a
TER from Marseille St Charles to Nice, a TER service from Cannes to Les Arcs,and a
TER service from Grasse/Cannes to Ventimiglia (Italy). The formers occasional
Thello (Italian train) from Marseille St Charles to Milan no longer operates since
December 2021. [[30]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-30)
[Cannes-la-Bocca station](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes-la-Bocca_station
"Cannes-la-Bocca station") is both a passenger station and a goods/maintenance
depot. It is situated alongside the beach and has a connection to local ferries.
There are three more stations on the line to Grasse: [Le
Bosquet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Bosquet_station "Le Bosquet station"), La
Frayère, and [Ranguin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranguin_station "Ranguin
station").
### Bus
Coach services arrive at the Gare Routière de Cannes, in the centre of the city,
near the Town Hall. Companies from abroad include Eurolines and Agence Phocéens.
Regional services are by Rapides Côte d'Azur and CTM, with services from Nice and
Grasse/Mandelieu respectively. Local bus services are provided by [Bus Azur]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_Azur "Bus Azur").
### Ferry
Ferries are available in the [Nice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nice "Nice")

harbour from [Bastia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastia "Bastia") and [Calvi]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvi,_Haute-Corse "Calvi, Haute-Corse") in Corsica,
with services provided by [SNCM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNCM "SNCM")
Ferryterranée and [Corsica Ferries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsica_Ferries
"Corsica Ferries"). From Bastia, the journey is 4 hours, and 45 minutes on
conventional ferries, and 3 hours, and 40 minutes on express ferries, while from
Calvi, conventional vessels take 3 hours, and 45 minutes, and express vessels take
2 hours and 45 minutes. An average of four ferries a day sail on these routes, with
more during summer.
### Port
Cannes has 2 marinas – Vieux Port de Cannes (with 800 berths up to 145 m in length)
[[31]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-31) beside the Palais des
Festivals and Port Pierre Canto at the far end of the Croisette. Vieux Port is the
main port and is used for cruise stopovers and yacht charters.
[![Panorama of Cannes waterfront, from which many ferries can be

caught.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/
Panorama_of_Cannes_Hoarbour.jpg/920px-Panorama_of_Cannes_Hoarbour.jpg)](https://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Panorama_of_Cannes_Hoarbour.jpg "Panorama of Cannes
waterfront, from which many ferries can be caught")
Panorama of Cannes waterfront, from which many ferries can be caught
## International relations
See also: [List of twin towns and sister cities in

France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_twin_towns_and_sister_cities_in_Franc
e "List of twin towns and sister cities in France")
Cannes is [twinned](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_towns_and_sister_cities
"Twin towns and sister cities") with:
| |
|---|
|- [![Mexico](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/
Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Mexico "Mexico") [Acapulco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acapulco "Acapulco"),
[Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico "Mexico") - [![United States]
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg
/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
United_States "United States") [Beverly Hills,
California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills,_California "Beverly Hills,
California"), US - [![United
Kingdom](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Ki
ngdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
United_Kingdom "United Kingdom") [Kensington and
Chelsea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Borough_of_Kensington_and_Chelsea
"Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea"), United
Kingdom[[32]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-Archant_twinning_3-
32) -
[![Japan](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/
23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan "Japan")
[Shizuoka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shizuoka_(city) "Shizuoka (city)"),
Japan[[33]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-International-33)|
Cannes has friendship pacts with:
| | |
|---|---|
|-
[![Italy](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/
23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy "Italy")
[Florence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence "Florence"),
[Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy "Italy") -
[![Switzerland](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/
Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone
%29.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland "Switzerland") [Gstaad]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gstaad "Gstaad"),
[Saanen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saanen "Saanen"),
[Switzerland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland "Switzerland") - [!
[Russia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/
23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia "Russia")
[Moscow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow "Moscow"),
[Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia "Russia") - [![French Polynesia]
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/
Flag_of_French_Polynesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_French_Polynesia.svg.png)](https://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Polynesia "French Polynesia")
[Papeete](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papeete "Papeete"), [French Polynesia]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Polynesia "French Polynesia")|- [![Canada]
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_
%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)](https://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada "Canada") [Quebec
City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_City "Quebec City"),
[Quebec](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec "Quebec"),
[Canada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada "Canada") -
[![Israel](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/
Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Israel "Israel") [Tel Aviv](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv "Tel Aviv"),
[Israel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel "Israel") -
[![Italy](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/
23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy "Italy") [Turin]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turin "Turin"),
[Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy
"Italy")[[34]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-Turin_twinnings-34)|
## Notable people
[![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Catherine_Guillouard
%2C_PDG_de_la_RATP.jpg/140px-Catherine_Guillouard%2C_PDG_de_la_RATP.jpg)](https://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Catherine_Guillouard,_PDG_de_la_RATP.jpg)
[Catherine Guillouard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Guillouard
"Catherine Guillouard"), 2017
[![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/S.Kragujevic%2C_G
%C3%A9rard_Philipe_1955.JPG/140px-S.Kragujevic%2C_G%C3%A9rard_Philipe_1955.JPG)]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:S.Kragujevic,_G%C3%A9rard_Philipe_1955.JPG)
[Gérard Philipe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9rard_Philipe "Gérard

Philipe"), 1955
[![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/2014-08-
22_Culture_Club_%28OL_TV%29_%288%29.JPG/140px-2014-08-22_Culture_Club_%28OL_TV%29_
%288%29.JPG)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2014-08-
22_Culture_Club_(OL_TV)_(8).JPG)
[Sarah Bouhaddi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Bouhaddi "Sarah Bouhaddi"),

2014
[![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Gravure_Jean-
Baptiste_Dumas_chimiste.jpg/140px-Gravure_Jean-Baptiste_Dumas_chimiste.jpg)]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gravure_Jean-Baptiste_Dumas_chimiste.jpg)
[Jean-Baptiste Dumas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Dumas "Jean-

Baptiste Dumas")
Alexis_de_Tocqueville_%28Th%C3%A9odore_Chass%C3%A9riau_-_Versailles%29.jpg/140px-
Alexis_de_Tocqueville_%28Th%C3%A9odore_Chass%C3%A9riau_-_Versailles%29.jpg)]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alexis_de_Tocqueville_(Th%C3%A9odore_Chass
%C3%A9riau_-_Versailles).jpg)
[Alexis de Tocqueville](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_de_Tocqueville "Alexis

de Tocqueville"), 1850
### Public service
- [Dante Livio Bianco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Livio_Bianco "Dante

Livio Bianco") (1909–1953), Italian civil lawyer and wartime partisan leader.
- [Anne Spoerry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Spoerry "Anne Spoerry") (1918–
1999), French-Kenyan doctor and pilot
- [Karan Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karan_Singh "Karan Singh") (born
1931), former ruler of [Jammu and
Kashmir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(state) "Jammu and Kashmir
(state)"), Indian diplomat and politician
- [Infanta Pilar, Duchess of
Badajoz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infanta_Pilar,_Duchess_of_Badajoz "Infanta
Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz") (1936–2020), Spanish royal and Grandee of Spain
- [Jean-Charles Terrassier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Charles_Terrassier
"Jean-Charles Terrassier") (1940–2022), psychologist, specialized in childhood
[intellectual giftedness](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_giftedness
"Intellectual giftedness")
- [Norbert Turini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norbert_Turini "Norbert Turini")
(born 1954), prelate of the Catholic Church, [archbishop of
Montpellier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Montpellie
r "Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montpellier").
- [Catherine Guillouard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Guillouard
"Catherine Guillouard") (born 1965), CEO of [RATP
Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RATP_Group "RATP Group"), state-owned public
transport operator
### The Arts
- [Amédée de Vallombrosa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am%C3%A9d
%C3%A9e_de_Vallombrosa "Amédée de Vallombrosa") (1880–1968), classical organist
- [Gérard Philipe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9rard_Philipe "Gérard
Philipe") (1922–1959), theater and film actor
- [Claude Mercier-Ythier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Mercier-Ythier
"Claude Mercier-Ythier") (1931–2020), a French harpsichord maker
- [James de Beaujeu
Domville](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_de_Beaujeu_Domville "James de Beaujeu
Domville") (1933–2015), theatrical producer and Commissioner of the [National Film
Board of Canada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Board_of_Canada
"National Film Board of Canada").
- [Gabriel Tacchino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Tacchino "Gabriel
Tacchino") (born 1934), a French classical pianist and piano teacher.
- [Vojislav Stanimirovic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vojislav_Stanimirovi
%C4%87_(criminal) "Vojislav Stanimirović (criminal)") (1937–2022), reformed
criminal, writer, journalist, and artist
- [Jean-Jacques Kantorow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Jacques_Kantorow
"Jean-Jacques Kantorow") (born 1945), violinist and conductor
- [Jacques Israelievitch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Israelievitch
"Jacques Israelievitch") (1948–2015), a French violinist
- [Paolo Barzman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Barzman "Paolo Barzman")
(born 1957), French-American film director
- [Frédéric Boyer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Boyer "Frédéric
Boyer") (born 1961), author of novels, poems, and essays
- [Cécilia Cara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9cilia_Cara "Cécilia Cara")
(born 1984), a French actress and singer
### Sport
- [Bernard Casoni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Casoni "Bernard Casoni")

(born 1961), a former footballer with 488 club caps and 30 for
[France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France
national football team")
- [Yann Bonato](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yann_Bonato "Yann Bonato") (born
1972), basketball player
- [Johan Micoud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Micoud "Johan Micoud") (born
1973), footballer with 485 club caps and 17 for
[France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France
- [Cyrille Sauvage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrille_Sauvage "Cyrille
Sauvage") (born 1973), racing driver
- [Sébastien Vieilledent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9bastien_Vieilledent
"Sébastien Vieilledent") (born 1976), rower and gold medallist at the [Rowing at
the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's double
sculls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowing_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_
%E2%80%93_Men%27s_double_sculls "Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's double
sculls")
- [Sarah Bouhaddi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Bouhaddi "Sarah Bouhaddi")
(born 1986), footballer with over 300 club caps and 149 for [France women]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_women%27s_national_football_team "France
women's national football team")
- [Anthony
Modeste](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Modeste_(footballer,_born_1988)
"Anthony Modeste (footballer, born 1988)"), (born 1988), football player with over
400 club caps
- [Tony Ramoin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Ramoin "Tony Ramoin") (born
1988), snowboarder, bronze medallist at the [2010 Winter
Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Winter_Olympics "2010 Winter
Olympics").
- [Élodie Lorandi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89lodie_Lorandi "Élodie
Lorandi") (born 1989), a swimmer and medallist at the
[2008](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Paralympics "2008 Summer
Paralympics") and [2012 Summer
Paralympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Paralympics "2012 Summer
Paralympics")
- [Johann Zarco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Zarco "Johann Zarco") (born
1990), Grand Prix motorcycle racer
- [Norman Nato](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Nato "Norman Nato") (born
1992), racing driver
- [Brandon Maïsano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Ma%C3%AFsano "Brandon
Maïsano") (born 1993), racing driver
- [Dylan Bronn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_Bronn "Dylan Bronn") (born
1995) a footballer with over 200 club caps and 35 for
[Tunisia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisia_national_football_team "Tunisia
- [Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timoth%C3%A9_Luwawu-
Cabarrot "Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot") (born 1995),
[NBA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA "NBA") player
- [Dorian Boccolacci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorian_Boccolacci "Dorian
Boccolacci") (born 1998), racing driver
### Died in Cannes
- [Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and

Vaux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Brougham,_1st_Baron_Brougham_and_Vaux
"Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux") (1778–1868), British statesman &
[Lord Chancellor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Chancellor "Lord Chancellor").
[[35]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-EB1911-35)
- [Charles Grant, 1st Baron
Glenelg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Grant,_1st_Baron_Glenelg "Charles
Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg") (1778–1866), a Scottish politician and colonial
administrator.[[36]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-36)
- [Victor Cousin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Cousin "Victor Cousin")
(1792–1867), a French philosopher, founded
"[eclecticism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclecticism "Eclecticism")".[[37]]
- [Jean-Baptiste Dumas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Dumas "Jean-
Baptiste Dumas") (1800–1884), a French chemist, worked on organic analysis and
synthesis.[[38]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-38)
- [Prosper Mérimée](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosper_M%C3%A9rim%C3%A9e
"Prosper Mérimée") (1803–1870), a French
[Romanticism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism "Romanticism") writer.
- [Alexis de Tocqueville](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_de_Tocqueville
"Alexis de Tocqueville") (1805–1859), aristocrat, diplomat, political scientist &
philosopher, and historian.[[40]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-
40)
- [Louis Blanc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Blanc "Louis Blanc") (1811–
1882), a French socialist politician and
historian.[[41]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-41)
- Sir [Monier Monier-Williams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monier_Monier-Williams
"Monier Monier-Williams") (1819–1899), an Oxford scholar who taught Asian
languages.[[42]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-42)
- [John Francis Campbell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Francis_Campbell "John
Francis Campbell") (1821–1885), a Scottish author and
scholar.[[43]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-43)
- Sir [Henry James Sumner
Maine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James_Sumner_Maine "Henry James Sumner
Maine") (1822–1888), a British Whig comparative jurist and historian.[[44]]
- [Charilaos Trikoupis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charilaos_Trikoupis
"Charilaos Trikoupis") (1832–1896), Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece
seven times, 1875–1895.[[45]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-45)
- [Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of
Devonshire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Cavendish,_8th_Duke_of_Devonshire
"Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire") (1833–1908), a British statesman.
- [Benjamin Godard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Godard "Benjamin
Godard") (1849–1895), a French violinist and Romantic-era
composer.[[47]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes#cite_note-47)
- [Prince Leopold, Duke of
Albany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Leopold,_Duke_of_Albany "Prince
Leopold, Duke of Albany") (1853-1884), eighth child of [Queen
Victoria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria "Queen Victoria") and
[Prince Albert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert,_Prince_Consort "Albert,
Prince Consort")
- [Nubar Gulbenkian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nubar_Gulbenkian "Nubar
Gulbenkian") (1896–1972), [Armenian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenians
"Armenians") business magnate and socialite
- [Jacques Monod](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Monod "Jacques Monod")
(1910–1976), French microbiologist and biochemist, Nobel prizewinner
## Gallery
- [![The Croisette
gardens](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/
Jardins_de_la_croisette%2C_Cannes.jpg/320px-Jardins_de_la_croisette%2C_Cannes.jpg)]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jardins_de_la_croisette,_Cannes.jpg "The
Croisette gardens")
The Croisette gardens
- [![The old harbour](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/

Cannes_vieux-port_pecheurs_r8.jpg/384px-Cannes_vieux-port_pecheurs_r8.jpg)]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cannes_vieux-port_pecheurs_r8.jpg "The old
harbour")
The old harbour
- [![Le Suquet, the old quarter of

Cannes](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/
From_the_ferry_to_Ile_Sainte_Marguerite_-_panoramio_-_Alistair_Cunningham.jpg/
320px-From_the_ferry_to_Ile_Sainte_Marguerite_-_panoramio_-
_Alistair_Cunningham.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
File:From_the_ferry_to_Ile_Sainte_Marguerite_-_panoramio_-_Alistair_Cunningham.jpg
"Le Suquet, the old quarter of Cannes")
[Le Suquet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Suquet "Le Suquet"), the old

quarter of Cannes
- [![Promenade de la
Croisette](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/
CannesCroisetteEst.JPG/466px-CannesCroisetteEst.JPG)](https://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/File:CannesCroisetteEst.JPG "Promenade de la Croisette")
[Promenade de la
Croisette](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promenade_de_la_Croisette "Promenade de la
Croisette")
- [![Cannes in
1950](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Cannes_
%2C_Kodachrome_by_Chalmers_Butterfield.jpg/488px-Cannes_
%2C_Kodachrome_by_Chalmers_Butterfield.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
File:Cannes_,_Kodachrome_by_Chalmers_Butterfield.jpg "Cannes in 1950")
Cannes in 1950
## See also
- [Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes

department](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communes_of_the_Alpes-
Maritimes_department "Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department")
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## Further reading
Published in the 19th century
- ["Cannes"](https://archive.org/stream/handbookfortrave1861john#page/496/mode/
2up), _A Handbook for Travellers in France_ (8th ed.), London: J. Murray, 1861,
[OL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OL_(identifier) "OL (identifier)") [24627024M]
(https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24627024M)
- C. B. Black (1896),
["Cannes"](https://archive.org/stream/rivieraorcoastfr00blac#page/n79/mode/2up),
[_The Riviera; or, the Coast from Marseilles to
Leghorn_](https://archive.org/stream/rivieraorcoastfr00blac#page/n7/mode/2up)
(9th ed.), London: Adam & Charles Black
Published in the 20th century
- [Coolidge, William Augustus

Brevoort](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Augustus_Brevoort_Coolidge "William
Augustus Brevoort Coolidge") (1911).
["Cannes"](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Cannes)
. _[Encyclopædia Britannica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop
Vol. 5 (11th ed.). p. 184.
- ["Cannes"](https://archive.org/stream/southernfrancein00karl#page/n769/mode/2up),
_Southern France, including Corsica_ (6th ed.), Leipzig: Baedeker, 1914, [OL]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OL_(identifier) "OL (identifier)") [24364670M]
(https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24364670M)
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