Vence

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Vence
Vence coat of arms
Vence (France)
Vence
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Grasse
Canton Vence
Community association Nice Cote d'Azur
Coordinates 43 ° 43 '  N , 7 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 43 '  N , 7 ° 7'  E
height 40–1,033 m
surface 39.23 km 2
Residents 18,465 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 471 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 06140
INSEE code 06157
Website vence.fr

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Vence ([ vɛ̃s ], Occitan Vença ) is a French commune with 18,465 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . Vence is located in the Arrondissement of Grasse . The municipality is part of the Nice Côte d'Azur metropolis . The place covers an area of ​​39.23 km². The inhabitants of Vence are the Vençois . Vence is one of the famous travel destinations in Provence. It is perched high on a rock, can be reached quickly from the coast and has the character of a barely touched prealpine town.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 7874 9420 11,385 13,119 15,330 16,982 18,931 18,599

Sources: Cassini and INSEE

history

Roman column

Settled early by Ligurian Celts , the area became 16 BC. Conquered by the Romans and incorporated into the Roman Empire as the province of Alpes Maritimae . Vence became an important Roman settlement, as evidenced by many finds. The foundations of the cathedral are also of Roman origin.

With the spread of Christianity , Vence became a diocese . In the Roman Civitas Vintium there was a bishop from the 4th century. This smallest diocese in France existed until the French Revolution ( see also: List of the Bishops of Vence ).

After Charlemagne , Vence belonged to the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation . In 1481 Provence was annexed to France and Vence to French. In the 16th century, Francis I had the city beautified. Vence remained Catholic during the Wars of Religion .

The 20th century brought Vence - attracted by the pleasant climate and the special light - tourism and artists , through which the city experienced an economic and cultural boom.

In 1933, the Freinet couple bought a piece of land in the Le Pioulier district and built the École Moderne (today: École Freinet ) there in order to implement their own educational reform ideas.

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Vence

The entire old town is enclosed by a city wall, through which numerous gates lead into the city center. One of the most famous is the Porte de Peyra. The way to the old town leads via the Place du Grand-Jardin and the Place du Frene, where there is a huge ash tree that was planted in 1538.

  • Vence Cathedral

  • Tour Saint-Lambert

  • Fontaine du Peyra

  • Chapel of the Pénitents Blancs

  • Rosary Chapel by Henri Matisse

  • Typical alley

Town twinning

Vence maintains partnerships with cities

Personalities

A large number of artists chose Vence as their place of residence.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 956-967.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ecole Freinet

Web links

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