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Cagnes-sur-Mer is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes

Alpes-Maritimes is a departments of France in the extreme southeast corner of France....
 department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur is one of the 26 Regions of France of France. It is made up of:*the former French Provinces of France of Provence...
 region
Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
 in southeastern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It is a part of the metropolitan area
Metropolitan area

A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central city and their zone of influence....
 of Nice Côte d'Azur
Community of Agglomeration Nice Côte d'Azur

The Urban community of Nice C?te d'Azur , is the Communes in France#Intercommunality structure gathering the Commune in France of Nice and some of its suburbs....
 and the largest suburb
Suburb

Suburbs are commonly defined as the residential areas which surround the central area of the urban area of a town or city. In the United States, suburbs have a prevalence of usually detached single-family homes.....
 of the city of Nice
Nice

Nice is a city in Southern France France located on the Mediterranean Sea coast, between Marseille, France, and Genoa, Italy, with 1,197,751 inhabitants in the 2007 estimate....
, and lies to the west-southwest of it, about from the center.

It was the retreat and final address of the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who moved there in an attempt to improve his arthritis. In the late 1920s, Cagnes-sur-mer became a residence for many American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 renowned literary and art figures, such as Kay Boyle
Kay Boyle

Kay Boyle, born February 19, 1902 in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States ? died December 27, 1992 in Mill Valley, California, was an award-winning writer, educator, and political activist....
, George Antheil
George Antheil

George Antheil was an United States avant-garde composer, pianist, author and inventor....
 and Harry
Harry Crosby

Harry Crosby was an United States heir, bon vivant, poet, and for some, an exemplar of the Lost Generation in American literature.Born Henry Sturgis Crosby in Boston, Massachusetts's exclusive Back Bay, Boston neighborhood, he was the son of one of the richest banking families in New England and the nephew of the son of J....
 and Caresse Crosby.






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Cagnes-sur-Mer is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes

Alpes-Maritimes is a departments of France in the extreme southeast corner of France....
 department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur is one of the 26 Regions of France of France. It is made up of:*the former French Provinces of France of Provence...
 region
Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
 in southeastern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It is a part of the metropolitan area
Metropolitan area

A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central city and their zone of influence....
 of Nice Côte d'Azur
Community of Agglomeration Nice Côte d'Azur

The Urban community of Nice C?te d'Azur , is the Communes in France#Intercommunality structure gathering the Commune in France of Nice and some of its suburbs....
 and the largest suburb
Suburb

Suburbs are commonly defined as the residential areas which surround the central area of the urban area of a town or city. In the United States, suburbs have a prevalence of usually detached single-family homes.....
 of the city of Nice
Nice

Nice is a city in Southern France France located on the Mediterranean Sea coast, between Marseille, France, and Genoa, Italy, with 1,197,751 inhabitants in the 2007 estimate....
, and lies to the west-southwest of it, about from the center.

It was the retreat and final address of the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who moved there in an attempt to improve his arthritis. In the late 1920s, Cagnes-sur-mer became a residence for many American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 renowned literary and art figures, such as Kay Boyle
Kay Boyle

Kay Boyle, born February 19, 1902 in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States ? died December 27, 1992 in Mill Valley, California, was an award-winning writer, educator, and political activist....
, George Antheil
George Antheil

George Antheil was an United States avant-garde composer, pianist, author and inventor....
 and Harry
Harry Crosby

Harry Crosby was an United States heir, bon vivant, poet, and for some, an exemplar of the Lost Generation in American literature.Born Henry Sturgis Crosby in Boston, Massachusetts's exclusive Back Bay, Boston neighborhood, he was the son of one of the richest banking families in New England and the nephew of the son of J....
 and Caresse Crosby.

Places of interest include Renoir's estate, Les Collettes, surrounded by olive trees ; the Middle-Ages Castle
Castle

A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. The term has a history of scholarly debate surrounding its exact meaning, but it is usually regarded as being distinct from the general terms fort or fortress in that it describes a residence of a monarch or noble and commands a specific defensive territor...
 at le Haut-de-Cagnes and the Cros quarter, founded by Italian fishermen in the nineteenth century.

It is also known for its horse racing venue, the Hippodrome de la Côte d'Azur, and a four-kilometer pebble beach.

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