Mougins
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Arrondissement | Grasse | |
| Canton | Le Cannet | |
| Community association | Cannes Pays de Lérins | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 36 ' N , 7 ° 0' E | |
| height | 32-269 m | |
| surface | 25.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 19,473 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 759 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 06250 | |
| INSEE code | 06085 | |
| Website | https://mougins.fr/ | |
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Mougins is a French city in the Alpes-Maritimes department with 19,473 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). Mougins is located 30 km from Nice and nine kilometers north of Cannes . The city is best known as the last long-term residence of Pablo Picasso, as well as for its art galleries and gastronomy.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 5274 | 6346 | 8492 | 10.197 | 13,014 | 16.051 | 19,361 | 19,047 |
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Culture and sights
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Mougins
Museums
- The Musée de la Photographie - André Villers exhibits photographs by contemporary photographers depicting Picasso.
- The Musée d'Histoire locale presents local history.
- The Musée Maurice Gottlob has a permanent exhibition showing the works of Maurice Gottlob (1885–1970), a former country gendarme in Mougins.
Churches
- The Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur church is located in the historic town center and was built in the 11th century.
- The Notre Dame de Vie chapel is located near the La Valmasque nature reserve , not far from the house where Picasso lived.
- The Saint Barthélémy Chapel is one of the few ecclesiastical buildings with an octagonal shape.
nature
About 1.3 kilometers southeast of Mougins extends La Valmasque , a predominantly unpopulated, wooded nature reserve and recreational area of around 560 hectares. Adjacent to its northwestern edge is the Étang de Fontmerle , an extensive shallow lake, which is characterized by a diverse flora and fauna. Here you can find the largest lotus colony in Europe ( Indian lotus flower , Nelumbo nucifera ), which was planted in the 1970s. Over 70 species of birds are counted at the Étang de Fontmerle .
gastronomy
In Mougins there are more than 40 restaurants with a wide range of dishes from traditional Provencal cuisine.
Every year in September, the International Gastronomy Festival "Les étoiles de Mougins" (The Stars of Mougins) takes place here.
Personalities
- The French officer Amédée-François Lamy (1858–1900) is a son of the city. He made a name for himself through expeditions to Chad.
- Christian Dior (1905–1957), created several fashion collections in the old town of Mougins.
- Grace Moore (1898–1947) lived with her husband, the Spanish film actor Valentín Parera (1895–1986), alternately here and in the United States .
- Francis Picabia (1879–1953) lived here from 1925 to 1935 in his Château de mai .
- Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) lived here from June 1961 until his death on April 8, 1973.
- Roger Vergé (1930–2015) ran the restaurant Le Moulin de Mougins here from 1969 to 2003 .
Town twinning
Mougins' partner communities are Aschheim in the Bavarian district of Munich ( Germany ) and Lerici in Liguria ( Italy ).
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 576-584.
