Mandelieu it Napoule is a common French, located in the department of the the Alpes-Maritimes and the area Provence-Alp-Coast of Azure. Its inhabitants is the Mandolociens-Napoulencs or Mandolociens-Napoulois .

By decree of the November 25th 1970, Journal officiel de la R3epublique fran1caise of the December 6th 1970 with effect with the December 7th 1970, Mandelieu becomes Mandelieu it Napoule.

Geography

Located between Cannes, Théoule-sur-Mer and Pégomas, surrounded of the solid masses of the Tanneron and the Esterel, Mandelieu it Napoule offers various landscapes: sea, forests of mimosas, villas, buildings and marinas, golfs, airport and marinas. It is crossed by the Siagne (of which the low part was arranged for navigation) which is thrown in the gulf of Napoule.

The city is served by the highway (Aix-Nice-Italy) and is at 35 minutes of the international airport of Nice - Riviera. It also counts many ports and marinas which do of them one of the sites azuréens most provided out of harbor rings. The station TGV nearest is that of Cannes (20 minutes).

History

Mr. Laurent Gandolphe, producer of mimosa, which was at the time one of the main activities of Mandelieu. It also took part in the expansion of the industry of cork by promoting the stopper. They will be his/her two small children who will take again the family business: Mrs. Genevieve and Leon Bertin This one will be then taken again by Mr. Jacques Tessier who will try to do of them one of the French florets of the industry of cork.

To note, for the little story, that Mandelieu was the point of origin of the first section of conceded highway, therefore, paying in France (section Mandelieu-Frejus, brought into service in 1960 by Escota). The company Escota (subsidiary of ASF) preserves part of its head office in the commune.

Economy

Its economic activity, today, is mainly centered on tourism (villages holidays, hotels, casino…). The commune thus is well equipped in sites and equipment with leisures: sand beaches, golfs, gymnasium, tennis, veil, basin of oar, VTT, hiking trails etc… Considered for its festival of the mimosas, its international contest of oar (August) and its festival of the data base, Mandelieu it Napoule thus proposes a broad choice of cultural activities and sporting. Mandelieu is also recipient in the Aéroport of Cannes - Mandelieu (managed by the CCI 06), platform accommodating the planes and private jets, of the helicopters and the companies of high technology in aeronautics. It habrite partially the Space center of Cannes Mandelieu, first industrial company of the Alpes-Maritimes.

Administration

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Demography

Places and monuments

  • the San Peyre, volcanic hill dominating the gulf of Napoule.
  • the Castle of Napoule, built at the 14th century, renovated and transformed at the 20th century by the Americans Henry and Marie Clews.
  • the Airport of Cannes - Mandelieu.
  • the golf of Cannes-Mandelieu, created in seaside in 1891. 18 holes (Old Race) and 9 holes (Large Duke).
  • the golf of Cannes-Mandelieu Riviera, created at the end of the Eighties (18 holes).

Personalities related to the commune

  • Henry and Marie Clews, American, who acquired and restored the castle of Napoule which are buried with the foot of largest the towers of the castle opposite the sea. Henry Clews painted and carved much. He invented even funny characters whom one finds throughout the visit. Aujourd´hui the castle is useful like foundation to promote arts. It is directed by the descendants of Henry Clews.

MLN TV: Local television

  • MLN TV is a local television channel created on February 19th, 2005. It is possible to currently look it via the cable (hertzian diffusion being programmed for 2007).

See too

Internal bonds

External bonds

  • the official site of the city
  • the Tourist bureau

  • Mandelieu-la-Napoule on the site of the national geographical Institute

  • Mandelieu-la-Napoule on the site of INSEE
  • Mandelieu-la-Napoule on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Mandelieu-la-Napoule on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plan on Mandelieu-la-Napoule on Mapquest
  • Plan of Mandelieu-la-Napoule on Mappy
  • virtual Visite of the city with panoramas full screen
  • the golfs of Mandelieu
  • Strolls photographic in Dimension of Azure - Cannes
  • the business of the tenants of the hamlet of the Grenadines property of the General society, with fact the object on TF1, in April 2007, of an emission '' Without any doubt '', repeated on August 31st, 2007.

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