Nice
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For other uses, see Nice (disambiguation).
| Ville de Nice | ||
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| View of the city and the port of Nice | ||
| Location | ||
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| Time Zone | CET (GMT +1) | |
| Coordinates | ||
| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes (06) | |
| Intercommunality | Community of Agglomeration Nice Côte d'Azur | |
| Mayor | Christian Estrosi (UMP) (since 2008) |
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| Statistics | ||
| Land area¹ | 71.92 km² | |
| Population² (2004 estimate) |
347,100 | |
| - Ranking | 5th in France | |
| - Density | 4,826/km² (2004) | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | ||
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Nice is a city in southern France that can be found on the Mediterranean coast. It is a commune in the French department of Alpes-Maritimes. It has over 1,100,000 people living in the city as of the year 2007.
