Provence & Côte d’Azur: New-build sales on the rise in the Alpes Maritimes despite nationwide fall Despite on-going downward real estate trends across France, new-builds on the Côte d’Azur did quite well in 2013 with […]
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An American Saturday in Nice
A miniature version of the Statue of Liberty now sits on Nice’s seafront The brand new layout of the Quai des Etats Unis features a bronze miniature copy of the Statue of Liberty, which was […]
Unemployment still soaring
The yearly increase in unemployment passed the 10% threshold in the Alpes Maritimes The numbers are out. In one year, unemployment in the Côte d’Azur rose at a significantly higher rate than the national average. […]
Power gone with the wind
A week after disastrous floods in the Côte d’Azur, strong winds destroy weakened infrastructure Strong winds in the Alpes Maritimes worsened the damage wrought by last weekend’s heavy rain. 10,000 homes were left without power […]
Prostitution ring dismantled in the Côte d’Azur
Law enforcement officers from Cannes and Grasse have made 14 arrests while dismantling a prostitution ring in Mandelieu and Fréjus. It comes just days after the French government voted in a major reform of the […]
Allemand gambles with the tram
In a risky bid for the mayoral race, Patrick Allemand attacks the tramway project with his boldest statements yet Left wing politician Patrick Allemand has spearheaded a renewed attack on the controversial second tramway line […]
Les premiers jours du Carnaval de Nice 2013
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