Arrondissement of Grasse

The arrondissement of Grasse is an arrondissement of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 62 communes.^[2] Its population is 561,067 (2016), and its area is 1,231.2 km² (475.4 sq mi).^[3]

Grasse
Arrondissement
Location within the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
No. of communes	62
Subprefecture	Grasse
Area	1,231.2 km2 (475.4 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	573,247
• Density	466/km2 (1,210/sq mi)
INSEE code	061

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Grasse, and their INSEE codes, are:^[2]

1. Aiglun (06001)
2. Amirat (06002)
3. Andon (06003)
4. Antibes (06004)
5. Auribeau-sur-Siagne (06007)
6. Le Bar-sur-Loup (06010)
7. Bézaudun-les-Alpes (06017)
8. Biot (06018)
9. Bouyon (06022)
10. Briançonnet (06024)
11. Le Broc (06025)
12. Cabris (06026)
13. Cagnes-sur-Mer (06027)
14. Caille (06028)
15. Cannes (06029)
16. Le Cannet (06030)
17. Carros (06033)
18. Caussols (06037)
19. Châteauneuf-Grasse (06038)
20. Cipières (06041)
21. La Colle-sur-Loup (06044)
22. Collongues (06045)
23. Conségudes (06047)
24. Courmes (06049)
25. Coursegoules (06050)
26. Escragnolles (06058)
27. Les Ferres (06061)
28. Gars (06063)
29. Gattières (06064)
30. La Gaude (06065)
31. Gourdon (06068)
32. Grasse (06069)
33. Gréolières (06070)
34. Mandelieu-la-Napoule (06079)
35. Le Mas (06081)
36. Mouans-Sartoux (06084)
37. Mougins (06085)
38. Les Mujouls (06087)
39. Opio (06089)
40. Pégomas (06090)
41. Peymeinade (06095)
42. La Roque-en-Provence (06107)
43. Roquefort-les-Pins (06105)
44. La Roquette-sur-Siagne (06108)
45. Le Rouret (06112)
46. Saint-Auban (06116)
47. Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne (06118)
48. Saint-Jeannet (06122)
49. Saint-Laurent-du-Var (06123)
50. Saint-Paul (06128)
51. Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey (06130)
52. Sallagriffon (06131)
53. Séranon (06134)
54. Spéracèdes (06137)
55. Théoule-sur-Mer (06138)
56. Le Tignet (06140)
57. Tourrettes-sur-Loup (06148)
58. Valbonne (06152)
59. Valderoure (06154)
60. Vallauris (06155)
61. Vence (06157)
62. Villeneuve-Loubet (06161)

History

The arrondissement of Grasse was created in 1800 as part of the department Var.^[4] In 1860 it became part of the department Alpes-Maritimes.^[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Grasse were, as of January 2015:^[6]

1. Antibes-Biot
2. Antibes-Centre
3. Le Bar-sur-Loup
4. Cagnes-sur-Mer-Centre
5. Cagnes-sur-Mer-Ouest
6. Cannes-Centre
7. Cannes-Est
8. Le Cannet
9. Carros
10. Coursegoules
11. Grasse-Nord
12. Grasse-Sud
13. Mandelieu-Cannes-Ouest
14. Mougins
15. Saint-Auban
16. Saint-Laurent-du-Var-Cagnes-sur-Mer-Est
17. Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey
18. Vallauris-Antibes-Ouest
19. Vence

References

1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
2. "Arrondissement de Grasse (061)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
3. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
4. Historique du Var
5. Historique des Alpes-Maritimes
6. Populations légales 2012: 06 Alpes-Maritimes, INSEE

43.67°N 6.92°E / 43.67; 6.92