Editing Cannes

{{Short description|City in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France}}
{{distinguish|Caen|Cannae}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name                   = Cannes
|native name            = {{resize|90%|{{native name|oc|Canas}}}}
|commune status         = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image                  = Cannes from Suquet Tower 03.jpg
|caption                = A view of Cannes
|image coat of arms     = FRA Cannes COA.svg
|image flag             = Flag of the Commune of Cannes (White Variant).svg
|arrondissement         = Grasse
|canton                 = [[Canton of Cannes-1|Cannes-1]] and [[Canton of Cannes-2|2]]
|INSEE                  = 06029
|postal code            = 06400
|mayor                  = [[David Lisnard]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=6 June 2023|language=fr}}</ref>
|term                   = 2020&ndash;2026
|party                  = [[The Republicans (France)|LR]]
|intercommunality       = [[Communauté d'agglomération Cannes Pays de Lérins|CA Cannes Pays de Lérins]]
|coordinates            = {{coord|43.5513|7.0128|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m            =
|elevation min m        = 0
|elevation max m        = 260
|area km2               = 19.62
|population             = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date        = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|demonym=''Cannois'' (masculine)<br>''Cannoise'' (feminine)}}
'''Cannes''' ({{IPAc-en|k|æ|n|,_|k|ɑː|n}}, {{respell|KA(H)N}}; {{IPA|fr|kan|lang|LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Cannes.wav}}, {{IPA|fr|ˈkanə|label=[[Meridional French|locally]]|generic=yes}}; {{langx|oc|Canas}}) is a city located on the [[French Riviera]]. It is a [[communes of France|commune]] located in the [[Alpes-Maritimes]] [[departments of France|department]], and host city of the annual [[Cannes Film Festival]], [[Midem]], and [[Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Major Events in Cannes|language=en|url=https://www.cannes.com/en/explore-cannes/major-events-in-cannes.html|publisher=Ville de Cannes|access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref> The city is known for its association with the rich and famous, its luxury hotels and restaurants, and for several conferences.

==History==
By the 2nd century BC, the [[Liguria]]n [[Oxybii]] established a settlement here known as ''Aegitna'' ({{langx|grc|Αἴγιτνα}}).<ref>{{Cite book|chapter=Aegitna|title=Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft|volume=I|year=1893|language=de|page=477}}</ref> Historians are unsure what the name means, but the connection to Greek αἴγες "waves, surf" seems evident. The second element could be compared to the Cretan and Thessalian towns of Itanos ({{Langx|grc|Ἴτανος|label=none}}) and Iton ({{Langx|grc|Ἴτων|label=none}}); also phonetically close is the Aetolian town of [[Aegitium]] ({{Langx|grc|Αἱγἱτιον|label=none}}).<ref>William Smith: ''Dictionary 1of Greek and Roman Geography, illustrated by numerous engravings on wood''. Walton and Maberly, London 1854, s. v.[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DA%3Aentry+group%3D4%3Aentry%3Daegitium-geo ''Aegitium''].</ref> The area was a fishing village used as a port of call between the [[Lérins Islands]].

[[File:Cannes SPOT 1160.jpg|thumb|left|Cannes seen from [[SPOT (satellite)|Spot Satellite]]]]
In 154 [[Before Christ|BC]], it became the scene of violent but quick conflict between the troops of [[Quintus Opimius (consul)|Quintus Opimius]] and the [[Oxybii]].<ref>Reported in [[Polybius]], Histories, 33.10.</ref>

In the 10th century, the town was known as Canua.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Meeks |first2=Jacqueline |last2=Monsigny |first1=Edward |title=Le roman du festival de Cannes |date=2007 |publisher=Rocher |location=Monaco |isbn=978-2268061931 |page=19 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ruZkAAAAMAAJ |language=fr}}</ref> The name may derive from "canna", a [[Reed (plant)|reed]]. Canua was probably the site of a small Ligurian port, and later a Roman outpost on [[Le Suquet]] hill, suggested by Roman tombs discovered here. Le Suquet housed an 11th-century tower, which overlooked the swamps where the city now stands. Most of the ancient activity, especially protection, was on the Lérins Islands, and the history of Cannes is closely tied to the history of the islands.

An attack by the [[Saracen]]s in 891, who remained until the end of the 10th century, devastated the country around Canua. The insecurity of the Lérins islands forced the monks to settle on the mainland, at the Suquet. Construction of a castle in 1035 fortified the city then known as Cannes, and at the end of the 11th century construction was started on two towers on the Lérins islands. One took a century to build.

Around 1530, Cannes detached from the monks who had controlled the city for hundreds of years and became independent.

During the 18th century, both the Spanish and British tried to gain control of the Lérins Islands but were chased away by the French. The islands were later controlled by many, such as Jean-Honoré Alziary and the [[Bishop of Fréjus]]. They had many different purposes: in the middle of the 19th century, one served as a hospital for soldiers wounded in the [[Crimean War]].

[[Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux]] bought land at the Croix des Gardes "about the year 1838, when it was little more than a fishing village on a picturesque coast" and constructed the villa Eleonore-Louise; Brougham's work to improve living conditions attracted the English aristocracy, who also built winter residences.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/retro/historian-hails-edinburgh-born-slavery-abolitionist-who-invented-cannes-2887792|website=edinburghnews.scotsman.com|title=Historian hails Edinburgh-born slavery abolitionist who 'invented' Cannes|access-date=18 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="cadillacdatabase.net">{{cite web |url=http://www.cadillacdatabase.net/Dbas_txt/Facta-c.htm |title=Cadillac Terms and Definitions A-C |publisher=Cadillacdatabase.net |year=1996 |access-date=2012-05-01 |archive-date=11 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111112255/http://www.cadillacdatabase.net/Dbas_txt/Facta-c.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:Mairie de Cannes, Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France - panoramio.jpg|thumb|The [[Hôtel de Ville, Cannes|Hôtel de Ville]]]] 
The 19th century saw the modernization of Cannes, spearheaded by [[Maria Caroline Gibert de Lametz|Marie de Lametz]] and her son, [[Charles III, Prince of Monaco|Prince Charles III]], to follow the successes of nearby Nice and the successful gambling industry in [[Bad Homburg]]. After several failures in 1850s, the late 1860s saw an expansion of casino, villas, hotels, roads and railway (the distance from Paris to Cannes reduced to 23 hours).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Miles |first=Jonathan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jOuTEAAAQBAJ |title=Once Upon a Time World: The Dark and Sparkling Story of the French Riviera |publisher=Atlantic Books |year=2023 |isbn=978-1-83895-342-3 |language=en |chapter=Chapter 4}}</ref> The [[Hôtel de Ville, Cannes|Hôtel de Ville]] was completed in 1876.<ref>{{Base Mérimée|IA06000102}}</ref>

During the [[repression of January and February 1894]], the police conducted raids targeting the [[Anarchism|anarchists]] living there, without much success.<ref name=":12">{{Cite news |date=3 January 1894 |title=Les anarchistes |trans-title=The anarchists |work=La Dépêche |pages=2}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite journal |date=2 January 1894 |title=Deux mille perquisitions |journal=L'Estafette |pages=2}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{Cite news |date=3 January 1894 |title=Une série générale de perquisitions : résultat négatif des recherches |trans-title=A general series of raids: negative results |work=L'Éclair}}</ref>

At the end of the 19th century, several more railways were completed, which prompted the arrival of [[Trams in Cannes|streetcars]]. In Cannes, projects such as the Boulevard Carnot and the rue d'Antibes were carried out. After the closure of the Casino des Fleurs (hôtel Gallia), a luxury establishment was built for the rich winter clientele, the Casino Municipal next to the pier Albert-Edouard. This casino was demolished and replaced by the new Palace in 1979.

In the 20th century, new luxury hotels such as the [[InterContinental Carlton Cannes Hotel|Carlton]], [[Hotel Majestic Barrière|Majestic]], [[Grand Hyatt Cannes Hôtel Martinez|Martinez]], and [[JW Marriott Cannes]] were built. The city was modernised with a [[Stade Pierre de Coubertin (Cannes)|sports centre]], a post office, and schools. There were fewer British and German tourists after the [[World War I|First World War]], but more Americans. Winter tourism gave way to summer tourism, and the summer casino at Palm Beach was constructed.

In 1931, [[Karan Singh]], the crown prince of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], was born at the [[Hôtel Martinez|Martinez Hotel]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Karan Singh recalls his French Connection|url=https://www.netindian.in/news/people/karan-singh-recalls-his-french-connection |access-date=2021-05-22|website=NetIndian|date=20 March 2010|language=en}}</ref>

The city council had the idea of starting an international film festival shortly after World War II.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intercontinental-carlton-cannes.com/en/100th-anniversary/history/1946 |title=1st Cannes Film Festival |access-date= 20 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020200436/http://www.intercontinental-carlton-cannes.com/en/100th-anniversary/history/1946 |archive-date=October 20, 2013|df=dmy}}</ref>

On 3 November 2011, it hosted the [[2011 G20 Cannes summit|2011 G20 summit]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Previous Summits|language=en|url=https://www.g20.org/en/about-the-g20/previous-summit|publisher=G20|access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref>

In 2021, Cannes was designated as the City of Film by the [[UNESCO Creative Cities Network]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.unesco.org/creative-cities/cannes|title=Cannes |website=Creative Cities Network |publisher=UNESCO |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231027175800/https://en.unesco.org/creative-cities/cannes |archive-date= Oct 27, 2023}}</ref>

==Climate==
Cannes has a [[subtropical]] [[Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Csa'') and the city enjoys 11 hours of sunshine per day during summer (July), while in winter (December to February) the weather is mild. Both seasons see a relatively low rainfall and most rain occurs during October and November when over {{convert|100|mm|1|abbr=on}} falls.

Cannes summers are long and warm, with summer daytime temperatures regularly hitting {{convert|30|°C|0|abbr=on}}, while average temperatures are about {{convert|25|°C|0|abbr=on}}. Temperatures remain high from June to September, the busiest time of the year.

Mean temperatures drop below {{convert|10|°C|0|abbr=on}} for only three months of the year (December to February). The spring and autumn are also warm, although more suited to those who prefer slightly cooler weather.

The record high temperature was {{convert|39.2|C|F|1}} on 19 July 2023, while the record low temperature was {{convert|-12.0|C|F|1}} on 9 January 1985.<ref name = Meteociel/>

{{Weather box
|location = Cannes (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1949–present)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 22.9
|Feb record high C = 26.0
|Mar record high C = 27.9
|Apr record high C = 27.6
|May record high C = 31.7
|Jun record high C = 37.3
|Jul record high C = 39.2
|Aug record high C = 38.3
|Sep record high C = 35.0
|Oct record high C = 31.4
|Nov record high C = 25.8
|Dec record high C = 23.8
|year record high C = 
|Jan high C = 13.6
|Feb high C = 13.9
|Mar high C = 16.0
|Apr high C = 18.2
|May high C = 21.9
|Jun high C = 25.5
|Jul high C = 28.2
|Aug high C = 28.6
|Sep high C = 25.3
|Oct high C = 21.3
|Nov high C = 17.1
|Dec high C = 14.3
|year high C = 
|Jan mean C = 8.6
|Feb mean C = 8.8
|Mar mean C = 11.0
|Apr mean C = 13.5
|May mean C = 17.2
|Jun mean C = 20.9
|Jul mean C = 23.5
|Aug mean C = 23.7
|Sep mean C = 20.3
|Oct mean C = 16.7
|Nov mean C = 12.5
|Dec mean C = 9.4
|year mean C = 
|Jan low C = 3.7
|Feb low C = 3.7
|Mar low C = 6.0
|Apr low C = 8.7
|May low C = 12.6
|Jun low C = 16.3
|Jul low C = 18.7
|Aug low C = 18.8
|Sep low C = 15.4
|Oct low C = 12.1
|Nov low C = 7.9
|Dec low C = 4.6
|year low C = 
|Jan record low C = -12.0
|Feb record low C = −9.2
|Mar record low C = −9.9
|Apr record low C = −0.5
|May record low C = 2.3
|Jun record low C = 7.4
|Jul record low C = 8.8
|Aug record low C = 10.5
|Sep record low C = 5.3
|Oct record low C = 0.9
|Nov record low C = −3.4
|Dec record low C = −5.6
|year record low C = 
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 82.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 57.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 60.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 78.2
|May precipitation mm = 51.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 32.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 18.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 23.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 92.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 134.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 145.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 104.6
|year precipitation mm = 
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 5.9
|Feb precipitation days = 5.3
|Mar precipitation days = 5.7
|Apr precipitation days = 6.3
|May precipitation days = 5.4
|Jun precipitation days = 3.6
|Jul precipitation days = 1.8
|Aug precipitation days = 2.7
|Sep precipitation days = 4.8
|Oct precipitation days = 7.5
|Nov precipitation days = 8.5
|Dec precipitation days = 6.4
|year precipitation days = 
|Jan humidity = 72
|Feb humidity = 70
|Mar humidity = 70
|Apr humidity = 70
|May humidity = 73
|Jun humidity = 74
|Jul humidity = 72
|Aug humidity = 72
|Sep humidity = 74
|Oct humidity = 75
|Nov humidity = 74
|Dec humidity = 72
|year humidity = 72.3
|Jan sun = 148.1
|Feb sun = 164.0
|Mar sun = 216.7
|Apr sun = 227.3
|May sun = 274.6
|Jun sun = 312.5
|Jul sun = 346.5
|Aug sun = 320.1
|Sep sun = 254.2
|Oct sun = 192.7
|Nov sun = 149.6
|Dec sun = 136.5
|year sun = 2742.7
|source 1 = Meteociel<ref name = Meteociel>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?DeptPays=06&code=6029001&normes=2020&Lieu=Cannes+%2806%29
|publisher = Meteociel.fr
|title = 1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Cannes (06)
|access-date = July 23, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = Infoclimat.fr (humidity 1961–1990)<ref name=Infoclimat>{{cite web
| url = http://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie-07684-cannes-mandelieu.html
| title = Normes et records 1961-1990: Cannes – Mandelieu (06) – altitude 2m 
| language = fr
| publisher = Infoclimat
| access-date = 19 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eldoradocountyweather.com/climate/world-extremes/world-temp-rainfall-extremes.php?extremes=Eur|title=World Daily High and Low 24 Hour Temperatures with Maximum World Rainfall in Fahrenheit and Inches}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}

==Population==

{{Historical populations
| align = none
| cols = 2
| percentages = pagr
| source = EHESS<ref name=ehess>{{Cassini-Ehess|6806|Cannes}}</ref> and INSEE (1968-2021)<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-06029#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968]</ref><ref name=pop2022>{{cite web|url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8290607/dep06.pdf |title=Populations de référence 2022: 06 Alpes-Maritimes|date=December 2024|publisher=[[INSEE]]}}</ref>
| graph-pos = bottom
|1793 |2626
|1800 |2896
|1806 |2804
|1821 |3982
|1831 |3994
|1836 |3997
|1841 |3381
|1846 |4720
|1851 |5557
|1856 |5860
|1861 |7557
|1866 |9618
|1872 |10144
|1876 |14022
|1881 |19385
|1886 |19959
|1891 |19983
|1896 |22959
|1901 |30420
|1906 |29365
|1911 |29656
|1921 |30907
|1926 |42427
|1931 |47259
|1936 |49032
|1946 |45548
|1954 |50192
|1962 |58079
|1968 |67152
|1975 |70527
|1982 |72259
|1990 |68676
|1999 |67304
|2007 |70829
|2012 |73603
|2017 |73868
|2022 |74040
}}

==Landmarks==

The [[Promenade de la Croisette]] is the waterfront avenue with [[palm trees]]. La Croisette is known for picturesque beaches, restaurants, cafés, boutiques, and luxury hotels. [[Le Suquet]], the old town, provides a good view of La Croisette. The fortified tower and the Chapelle Sainte-Anne house the Musée des Explorations du monde. A distinctive building in Cannes is the [[St. Michael the Archangel Church (Cannes)|Russian Orthodox church]].

===Hotels===
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Hôtel Majestic Barrière (2014).JPG|[[Hotel Barrière Le Majestic Cannes]]
File:Hôtel Martinez, Cannes (2014).JPG|[[Hôtel Martinez]]
File:Hotel Carlton Cannes Francja - widok z nowego portu. - panoramio.jpg|[[InterContinental Carlton Cannes]]
File:JW Marriott Cannes IMG 1293.jpg|[[JW Marriott Cannes]]
</gallery>

===Villas===

Cannes of the 19th century can still be seen in its grand villas, built to reflect the wealth and standing of their owners and inspired by anything from medieval castles to Roman villas. They are not open to the public. Lord Brougham's Italianate Villa Eléonore Louise (one of the first in Cannes) was built between 1835 and 1839. Also known as the Quartier des Anglais, this is the oldest residential area in Cannes. Another landmark is the Villa Fiésole (known today as the Villa Domergue) designed by [[Jean-Gabriel Domergue]] in the style of Fiesole, near [[Florence]], which may be visited on appointment.

=== Île Sainte-Marguerite ===
[[File:Ile St Marguerite.jpg|alt= |thumb|[[Île Sainte-Marguerite|St. Marguerite Island]] ]]
It took the [[Man in the Iron Mask]] 11 years to leave the tiny, forested [[Île Sainte-Marguerite|St Marguerite Island]]. The mysterious individual was believed to be of noble blood, but his identity has never been proven. His cell can be visited in the Fort of St Marguerite, now renamed the Musée de la Mer (Museum of the Sea). This museum also houses discoveries from shipwrecks off the island, including Roman (1st century BC) and Saracen (10th century AD) ceramics.

=== Île Saint-Honorat ===
[[File:Saint_Honorat_Island.png|alt= |thumb|[[Île Saint-Honorat|St. Honorat Island]] ]]
Cistercian monks are the only inhabitants of the smaller, southern [[Île Saint-Honorat|St Honorat Island]]. Monks have inhabited the island since AD 410 and, at the height of their powers, owned Cannes, [[Mougins]], and [[Vallauris]]. Medieval vestiges remain in the stark church, which is open to the public, and in the ruins of the 11th-century monastery on the seashore. The monks inhabit the [[Lérins Abbey]] and divide their time between prayer and producing red and white wines.

===Museums===
The Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Provence houses artifacts from prehistoric to present, in an 18th-century mansion. The Musée de la Castre has objects from the Pacific Atolls, Peruvian relics, and Mayan pottery. Other venues include the Musée de la Marine, Musée de la Mer, Musée de la Photographie and Musée International de la Parfumerie.

===Theatre and music===
Small venues stage productions and host short sketches during the annual International Actors' Performance Festival (Festival Performance d'Acteur).<ref>{{cite web|title=A Propos|language=fr|url=https://bigperf.com/a-propos|publisher=Cannes Big Perf|access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref> Local theaters include the Théâtre Debussy, the Espace Miramar<ref>{{cite web|title=Espace Miramar|language=fr|url=https://www.cannes.com/fr/mairie/annuaire-pratique/equipements-municipaux/espace-miramar.html|publisher=Site Officiel de la Ville de Cannes|access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref> and the Alexandre III.<ref>{{cite web|title=Théâtre Alexandre III|language=fr|url=https://www.cannes.com/fr/mairie/annuaire-pratique/autres/theatre-alexandre-iii.html|publisher=Site Officiel de la Ville de Cannes|access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Théâtre de la Licorne|language=fr|url=https://www.cannes.com/fr/culture/theatre-de-la-licorne.html|publisher=Site Officiel de la Ville de Cannes|access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref>

===Festivals and show events===
[[File:20210721 220433 Festival pyrotechnique de Cannes 2021.jpg|thumb|[[:fr:Festival d'art pyrotechnique de Cannes|Festival d'art pyrotechnique de Cannes]] 2021]]
* The [[Cannes Film Festival]] founded in 1946 is held annually, usually in May, at the [[Palais des Festivals et des Congrès]].
* The [[Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity]] is a global event and awards show for those working in advertising and related fields, held annually in June.
*The [[:fr:Festival d'art pyrotechnique de Cannes|Festival d'art pyrotechnique de Cannes]] is an annual fireworks competition held in the summer at the Bay of Cannes.
* [[Midem]], the foremost trade show for the music industry.
* MIPIM, the world's largest property-related trade show.
*Carnival on the Riviera is an annual parade through the streets to mark the 21 days before [[Shrove Tuesday]].
*The International Festival of Games is a festival of bridge, belote, backgammon, chess, draughts, tarot, and more (February).
*Cannes Yachting Festival is an event for boating enthusiasts in the Vieux Port (September).
*The International Actors' Performance Festival: comedy sketches and performances by fringe artists
*The International Luxury Travel Market brings together under one roof the top international luxury travel providers and suppliers from all around the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iltm.net |title=ILTM Portfolio - Creating Moments that Matter |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=<!--Not stated--> |website=ILTM |publisher=Reed Exhibitions Limited |access-date=2023-04-07}}</ref>
*The [[Global Champions Tour]] showjumping league has an annual event in the ports of Cannes. 
* [[MIPCOM]] and [[MIPTV]], held in October and April respectively, are the world's most important trade markets for the television industry.
* The Pan-African Film Festival, held in early April and featuring films from the African diaspora.

==Economy==
[[File:Aero cannes.jpg|thumb|right|The Cannes Mandelieu aero centre]]

The area around Cannes has developed into a [[High tech|high-tech]] cluster. The technopolis of [[Sophia Antipolis]] lies in the hills beyond Cannes. The Film Festival is a major event for the industry which takes place every year in May. In addition, Cannes hosts other major annual events such as the [[:fr:Marché international des professionnels de l'immobilier|MIPIM]], [[MIPTV]], [[MIDEM]], Cannes Lions, and the [[NRJ]] Music Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cannes-destination.com/index/flagship-envents-in-cannes|title=Major events in Cannes (French Riviera) – Program & Information|website=cannes-destination.com|access-date=2018-06-12|archive-date=26 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826100227/http://www.cannes-destination.com/index/flagship-envents-in-cannes|url-status=dead}}</ref> There is an annual television festival in the last week in September.

The economic environment is based on tourism, business fairs, trade, and aviation. Cannes has {{formatnum:6500}} companies, of which {{formatnum:3000}} are traders, artisans, and service providers. In 2006, 421 new companies were registered.

Cannes hosts the [[Cannes Mandelieu Space Center]], headquarters of [[Thales Alenia Space]], the first European [[satellite]] manufacturer.

==Sport==
Cannes is home to the football side [[AS Cannes]], which currently plays in the French fourth division. The club is notable for having launched the professional career of [[Zinedine Zidane]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Le Club|language=fr|url=https://www.as-cannes.com/le-club/|publisher=AS Cannes|access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref>

The city hosts the Jumping International de Cannes international horse jumping event every June.<ref>{{cite web|title=Longines Global Champions Tour of Cannes|language=fr|url=https://www.jumpingcannes.com/|publisher=Jumping Cannes|access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref>

Cannes women's volleyball team [[RC Cannes]] has been very successful (won twenty French Championships and two [[CEV Women's Champions League|CEV Champions League]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Histoire & Palmarès|language=fr|url=https://rccannes.com/histoire-palmares/|publisher=Racing Club de Cannes|access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref>

==Transport==
===Nice Côte d'Azur Airport===
Located {{convert|24|km|mi|abbr=on}} from Cannes, [[Côte d'Azur International Airport|Nice Côte d'Azur Airport]]. The smaller [[Cannes – Mandelieu Airport]] is nearby.

===Rail===
[[Cannes station]] is the main [[railway station]] for the city of Cannes. It is situated on the [[Marseille–Ventimiglia railway]].

There are several rail services including:
TGVs from Paris Gare de Lyon to Nice,
a TER from Marseille St Charles to Nice,
a TER service from Cannes to Les Arcs,and
a TER service from Grasse/Cannes to Ventimiglia (Italy). The formers occasional Thello (Italian train) from Marseille St Charles to Milan no longer operates since December 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thetrainline.com/en/train-companies/thello | title=Thello &#124; Buy Trenitalia Thello train tickets }}</ref>

[[Cannes-la-Bocca station]] is both a passenger station and a goods/maintenance depot. It is situated alongside the beach and has a connection to local ferries. There are three more stations on the line to Grasse: [[Le Bosquet station|Le Bosquet]], La Frayère, and [[Ranguin station|Ranguin]].

===Bus===
Coach services arrive at the Gare Routière de Cannes, in the centre of the city, near the Town Hall. Companies from abroad include Eurolines and Agence Phocéens. Regional services are by Rapides Côte d'Azur and CTM, with services from Nice and Grasse/Mandelieu respectively. Local bus services are provided by [[Bus Azur]].

===Ferry===
Ferries are available in the [[Nice]] harbour from [[Bastia]] and [[Calvi, Haute-Corse|Calvi]] in Corsica, with services provided by [[SNCM]] Ferryterranée and [[Corsica Ferries]]. From Bastia, the journey is 4 hours, and 45 minutes on conventional ferries, and 3 hours, and 40 minutes on express ferries, while from Calvi, conventional vessels take 3 hours, and 45 minutes, and express vessels take 2 hours and 45 minutes. An average of four ferries a day sail on these routes, with more during summer.

===Port===
Cannes has 2 marinas – Vieux Port de Cannes (with 800 berths up to 145 m in length)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vieux Port de Cannes – Book a berth now {{!}} MarinaReservation.com|url=https://www.marinareservation.com/marina-vieux-port-de-cannes-757|access-date=2021-02-10|website=marinareservation.com}}</ref> beside the Palais des Festivals and Port Pierre Canto at the far end of the Croisette. Vieux Port is the main port and is used for cruise stopovers and yacht charters.

{{wide image|Panorama of Cannes Hoarbour.jpg|920px|alt=Panorama of Cannes waterfront, from which many ferries can be caught.|Panorama of Cannes waterfront, from which many ferries can be caught}}

==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in France}}

Cannes is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
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* {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Acapulco]], [[Mexico]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Beverly Hills, California]], US
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea|Kensington and Chelsea]], United Kingdom<ref name="Archant twinning 3">{{cite web|url=http://www.completefrance.com/language-culture/twin-towns |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705094933/http://www.completefrance.com/language-culture/twin-towns |title=British towns twinned with French towns ''[via WaybackMachine.com]'' |access-date=2013-07-20 |archive-date=5 July 2013 |work=Archant Community Media Ltd |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shizuoka (city)|Shizuoka]], Japan<ref name=International>{{cite web|url=http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=22&n=Shizuoka%20Prefecture|title=International Exchange|work=List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures|publisher=Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)|access-date=21 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113132810/http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=22&n=Shizuoka%20Prefecture|archive-date=13 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

Cannes has friendship pacts with:
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* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Florence]], [[Italy]]
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Gstaad]], [[Saanen]], [[Switzerland]]
* {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]
* {{flagicon|French Polynesia}} [[Papeete]], [[French Polynesia]]
||
* {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Quebec City]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]
* {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Turin]], [[Italy]]<ref name="Turin twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://www.comune.torino.it/relint/inglese/gemellaggieaccordi/index.shtml |title=International Affairs – Twinnings and Agreements |access-date=2013-08-06 |last=Pessotto |first=Lorenzo |work=International Affairs Service in cooperation with Servizio Telematico Pubblico |publisher=City of Torino |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618182559/http://www.comune.torino.it/relint/inglese/gemellaggieaccordi/index.shtml |archive-date=18 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|}

== Notable people ==
[[File:Catherine Guillouard, PDG de la RATP.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Catherine Guillouard]], 2017]]
[[File:S.Kragujevic, Gérard Philipe 1955.JPG|thumb|140px|[[Gérard Philipe]], 1955]]
[[File:2014-08-22 Culture Club (OL TV) (8).JPG|thumb|140px|[[Sarah Bouhaddi]], 2014]]
[[File:Gravure Jean-Baptiste Dumas chimiste.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Jean-Baptiste Dumas]]]]
[[File:Alexis de Tocqueville (Théodore Chassériau - Versailles).jpg|thumb|140px|[[Alexis de Tocqueville]], 1850]]

=== Public service ===

* [[Dante Livio Bianco]] (1909–1953), Italian civil lawyer and wartime partisan leader. 
* [[Anne Spoerry]] (1918–1999), French-Kenyan doctor and pilot
* [[Karan Singh]] (born 1931), former ruler of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], Indian diplomat and politician
* [[Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz]] (1936–2020), Spanish royal and Grandee of Spain
* [[Jean-Charles Terrassier]] (1940–2022), psychologist, specialized in childhood [[intellectual giftedness]]
* [[Norbert Turini]] (born 1954), prelate of the Catholic Church, [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montpellier|archbishop of Montpellier]]. 
* [[Catherine Guillouard]] (born 1965), CEO of [[RATP Group]], state-owned public transport operator

=== The arts ===

* [[Amédée de Vallombrosa]] (1880–1968), classical organist
* [[Gérard Philipe]] (1922–1959), theater and film actor
* [[Claude Mercier-Ythier]] (1931–2020), French harpsichord maker
* [[James de Beaujeu Domville]] (1933–2015), theatrical producer and Commissioner of the [[National Film Board of Canada]]
* [[Gabriel Tacchino]] (born 1934), French classical pianist and piano teacher
* [[Vojislav Stanimirović (criminal)|Vojislav Stanimirovic]] (1937–2022), reformed criminal, writer, journalist, and artist
* [[Jean-Jacques Kantorow]] (born 1945), violinist and conductor
* [[Jacques Israelievitch]] (1948–2015), a French violinist
* [[Paolo Barzman]] (born 1957), French-American film director
* [[Frédéric Boyer]] (born 1961), author of novels, poems, and essays 
* [[Cécilia Cara]] (born 1984), French actress and singer

=== Sport ===

* [[Bernard Casoni]] (born 1961), a former footballer with 488 club caps and 30 for [[France national football team|France]]
* [[Yann Bonato]] (born 1972), basketball player
* [[Johan Micoud]] (born 1973), footballer with 485 club caps and 17 for [[France national football team|France]]
* [[Cyrille Sauvage]] (born 1973), racing driver
* [[Sébastien Vieilledent]] (born 1976), rower and gold medallist at the [[Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls]]
* [[Sarah Bouhaddi]] (born 1986), footballer with over 300 club caps and 149 for [[France women's national football team|France women]]
* [[Anthony Modeste (footballer, born 1988)|Anthony Modeste]], (born 1988), football player with over 400 club caps
* [[Tony Ramoin]] (born 1988), snowboarder, bronze medallist at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]].
* [[Élodie Lorandi]] (born 1989), a swimmer and medallist at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008]] and [[2012 Summer Paralympics]]
* [[Johann Zarco]] (born 1990), Grand Prix motorcycle racer
* [[Norman Nato]] (born 1992), racing driver
* [[Brandon Maïsano]] (born 1993), racing driver
* [[Dylan Bronn]] (born 1995) a footballer with over 200 club caps and 35 for [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] 
* [[Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot]] (born 1995), [[NBA]] player 
* [[Dorian Boccolacci]] (born 1998), racing driver

=== Died in Cannes ===

* [[Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux]] (1778–1868), British statesman & [[Lord Chancellor]].<ref name="EB1911">{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Brougham and Vaux, Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron |volume= 4 | pages = 652&ndash;655 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg]] (1778–1866), a Scottish politician and colonial administrator.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Glenelg, Charles Grant |volume= 12 | page = 121 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Victor Cousin]] (1792–1867), a French philosopher, founded "[[eclecticism]]".<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Cousin, Victor | volume= 7 |last= Veitch |first= John |author-link= John Veitch (poet) | pages = 330&ndash;335 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Jean-Baptiste Dumas]] (1800–1884), a French chemist, worked on organic analysis and synthesis.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Dumas, Jean Baptiste André |volume= 8 | pages = 657&ndash;658 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[T. E. Ellis]] (1859-1899), Welsh politician, leader of [[Cymru Fydd]].
* [[Prosper Mérimée]] (1803–1870), a French [[Romanticism]] writer.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Mérimée, Prosper | volume= 18 |last= Saintsbury |first= George |author-link= George Saintsbury | pages = 166&ndash;167 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Alexis de Tocqueville]] (1805–1859), aristocrat, diplomat, political scientist & philosopher, and historian.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Tocqueville, Alexis Henri Charles Maurice Clerel, Comte de |volume= 26 | page = 1043 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Louis Blanc]] (1811–1882), a French socialist politician and historian.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Blanc, Louis |volume= 4 | page = 39 |short= 1}}</ref>
* Sir [[Monier Monier-Williams]] (1819–1899), an Oxford scholar who taught Asian languages.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Monier-Williams, Sir Monier |volume= 18 | page = 722 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[John Francis Campbell]] (1821–1885), a Scottish author and scholar.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Campbell, John Francis |volume= 5 | page = 130 |short= 1}}</ref>
* Sir [[Henry James Sumner Maine]] (1822–1888), a British Whig comparative jurist and historian.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Maine, Sir Henry James Sumner | volume= 17 |last= Pollock |first= Frederick |author-link= Sir Frederick Pollock, 3rd Baronet | pages = 432&ndash;433 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Charilaos Trikoupis]] (1832–1896), Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece seven times, 1875–1895.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Tricoupis, Charilaos | volume= 27 |last= Fyfe |first= Henry Hamilton|author-link= Henry Hamilton Fyfe | page = 267 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire]] (1833–1908), a British statesman.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Devonshire, Earls and Dukes of | volume= 8 |last= Chisholm |first= Hugh |author-link= Hugh Chisholm | pages = 130&ndash;132;see page 131|quote=Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke (1833–1908)...|short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Benjamin Godard]] (1849–1895), a French violinist and Romantic-era composer.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Godard, Benjamin Louis Paul |volume= 12 | page = 170 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany]] (1853-1884), eighth child of [[Queen Victoria]] and [[Albert, Prince Consort|Prince Albert]]
* [[Nubar Gulbenkian]] (1896–1972), [[Armenians|Armenian]] business magnate and socialite
* [[Jacques Monod]] (1910–1976), French microbiologist and biochemist, Nobel prizewinner

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="160">
File:Palais des festivals et des congrès de Cannes.JPG|[[Palais des Festivals et des Congrès]]
File:Jardins de la croisette, Cannes.jpg|The Croisette gardens
File:Cannes vieux-port pecheurs r8.jpg|The old harbour
File:From the ferry to Ile Sainte Marguerite - panoramio - Alistair Cunningham.jpg|[[Le Suquet]], the old quarter of Cannes
File:CannesCroisetteEst.JPG|[[Promenade de la Croisette]]
File:Cannes , Kodachrome by Chalmers Butterfield.jpg|Cannes in 1950
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
;Published in the 19th century
*{{Citation |publisher = J. Murray |location = London |title = A Handbook for Travellers in France |date = 1861 |edition=8th |chapter-url= https://archive.org/stream/handbookfortrave1861john#page/496/mode/2up |chapter= Cannes |ol = 24627024M }}
*{{Citation |title = The Riviera; or, the Coast from Marseilles to Leghorn |date = 1896 |edition=9th |url = https://archive.org/stream/rivieraorcoastfr00blac#page/n7/mode/2up |author = C. B. Black |publisher = Adam & Charles Black |location = London |chapter-url= https://archive.org/stream/rivieraorcoastfr00blac#page/n79/mode/2up |chapter= Cannes }}

;Published in the 20th century
*{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Cannes |volume= 5 |last= Coolidge |first= William Augustus Brevoort |author-link= William Augustus Brevoort Coolidge | page= 184 |short= 1}}
*{{Citation |publisher = Baedeker |location = Leipzig |title = Southern France, including Corsica |date = 1914 |edition=6th |chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/southernfrancein00karl#page/n769/mode/2up |chapter=Cannes |ol = 24364670M }}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Cannes}}
{{wikivoyage|Cannes}}
{{Wiktionary|Cannes}}
{{EB1911 poster|Cannes}}
* [http://www.cannes.fr The City Hall official website] {{in lang|fr}}
* [http://www.cannes-destination.com Cannes Tourist Office official website] {{in lang|en}}
* [https://www.festival-cannes.com/ Cannes Film Festival official website] {{in lang|fr|en}}
* [https://www.cannes.today/ Cannes Today guide] {{in lang|ru|en}}

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