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Beausoleil
	Commune of Beausoleil
	Location
	; Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes
Administration
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Beausoleil
Intercommunality	Riviera française
Mayor	Robert Vial; (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	40–621 m (130–2,000 ft)
Land area1	5.48 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Population2	12,775 (1999)
- Density	2,331 /km2 (6,040 /sq mi)
	Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	06012/ 06240
	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: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 43°44′33″N 7°25′28″E / 43.7425°N 7.42444444444°E / 43.7425; 7.42444444444

Beausoleil (Occitan: Bèusoleu, pronounced [ˌbɛwsuˈlew], "Beautiful Sun") is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in south-eastern France. It adjoins the Principality of Monaco.

Beausoleil was formerly known as Monte-Carlo-Supérieur (Upper Monte Carlo).

[edit] Economy

The commune is very dependent on Monaco. It functions to some extent as a bedroom community for people employed in Monaco. The main part of the town consists of handsome Belle Époque houses with ornate entrances. Interesting attractions include the Gustave Eiffel covered market, St Joseph's Sanctuary (a church with ornate stained-glass windows) and the Fontdivina Fountain and Wash House. It can be difficult to determine where Monaco starts or Beausoleil ends as the border meanders across streets and footpaths. Another attraction is its Stade Vanco, a well appointed sports centre. Given the town's proximity to Monaco, real estate in Beausoleil is usually prohibitively expensive for people who work in the town. There is a sense in which Monaco exports its worker accommodation challenge to Beausoleil, which, in turn, exports its own acute accommodation challenge to other French towns.

[edit] Politics

The town's border with Monaco was largely fixed as long ago as during the 18th century. What is now Beausoleil was administered from La Turbie prior to 1904, when the town was incorporated. Along with other French communes adjacent to Monaco, the electorate has traditionally had a sizeable proportion which is left-leaning: Roger Bennati, mayor of the town 1989-1995, served under Communist affiliation.

[edit] Administration

List of former mayors

Date	Name	Party
1904	M. Camille Blanc
1929	M. Jacques Subles
1935	M. Paul-Joseph Chiabault
1941	M. François Rochesani
1943	M. Arthur Audoly
1944	M. Marius Floret
1944	M. Auguste Dubar
1953	M. Paul-Joseph Chiabault
1971	M. Paul Massa
1986	M. André Vanco
1989	M. Roger Bennati	PCF
1995	M. Gérard Spinelli	UDF
2001	M. Robert Vial	Divers Gauche

[edit] Demographics

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
	14,144	12,208	11,664	12,326	12,775

[edit] External links

Official website (French)
Official Office of Tourism website (French)

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Contents

[edit] Economy

[edit] Politics

[edit] Administration

[edit] Demographics

[edit] External links