Alpes-Maritimes | |
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![]() Nice and Côte d'Azur | |
![]() Location of Alpes-Maritimes in France | |
Coordinates: 43°50′N 7°10′E / 43.833°N 7.167°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Département | 4 February 1793 |
Prefecture | Nice |
Subprefecture | Grasse |
Government | |
• President | Eric Ciotti[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 4,298.6 km2 (1,659.7 sq mi) |
Population (2014)[3] | |
• Total | 1,083,312 |
• Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
Demonym | Haut-Alpins |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-06 |
Arrondissements | 2 |
Cantons | 27 |
Communes | 163 |
Website | www.departement06.fr |
Alpes-Maritimes (Occitan: Aups Maritims; Italian: Alpi Marittime) is a department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in the extreme southeast corner of France.
The name Alpes-Maritime comes from Alpes Maritimae, a Roman military district created in the region by Augustus in 14 BC.