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Commune of Saint-Laurent-du-Var |
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 Duplex TGV crossing at St-Laurent's station |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates | 43.668 7.188 |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | Saint-Laurent-du-Var-Cagnes-sur-Mer-Est |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de Nice-Côte d'Azur (CANCA) |
| Mayor | M. Henri Revel (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0 m–{{{alt maxi}}} (avg. 17 m) |
| Land area¹ | 10.11 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
27,141 |
| - Density | 2,687/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06123/ 06700 |
| 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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Saint-Laurent-du-Var (population 27,141 in 1999) is a town and commune in southeast France, in the département of Alpes-Maritimes and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, on the French Riviera. It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Nice, and lies adjacent to it on the west side on the other side of the river Var. The town was founded in the XIth century when an hospice was founded under Saint Lawrence's protection. The main activity was to help passengers to cross the Var, which became a border between from Kingdom of France to Nice in 1481. Nowadays, the town has developed much and its population has been multiplied by ten in the last century. It's now part of Nice metropolitan area. The position, close from Nice and with full of flat land - which is a rare resource in this region - lead to the settlement of CAP 3000, the Côte d'Azur biggest mall, and an industrial zone with many dynamic activities. The town also has a harbour.
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