Vallauris

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Vallauris

Total population

28,025

Elevation0 m

Land area13.04 km²

Coordinates43.58°, 7.06°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Vallauris is a seaside commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located in the metropolitan area of Antibes, bordering it on its west side. The seaside town Golfe-Juan is a part of the commune of Vallauris. Golfe-Juan-Vallauris station has rail connections to Grasse, Cannes, Antibes and Nice.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

René Vietto

French racing cyclist (1914–1988)

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Alain Cornu

French football player

André Aschieri

French politician (1937–2021)

Antoine-Léandre Sardou

French philologist (1803–1894)

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François Garde

French writer and official

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Françoise Gange

French philosopher

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Jacques Casolari

French association football player

Jacques Grattarola

French association football player (1930–2023)

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Jean-Sylvestre Auniac

French association football player

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Pascal Mariini

footballer

Philippe Kaltenbach

French politician

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Robert Deleuse

French crime writer (1950–2023)

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Robert Jaulin

French ethnologist (1928–1996)

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Sophie Llobet

French field hockey player

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Stéphane Boissellier

French historian

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Blandine Perroud

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Recently spotted species

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Seen 2026-09-27

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-09-26

Viperine Snake

Natrix maura

Seen 2026-09-26

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Seen 2026-09-26

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Seen 2026-09-26

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Seen 2026-09-26

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Seen 2026-09-26

Eurasian Green Woodpecker

Picus viridis

Seen 2026-09-26

Water Rail

Rallus aquaticus

Seen 2026-09-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers