Cap-d'Ail

Cap-d'Ail
Commune
A general view of Cap-d'Ail

Coat of arms
Cap-d'Ail
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Cap-d'Ail
Coordinates: 43°43′19″N 7°24′23″E / 43.7219°N 7.4064°E / 43.7219; 7.4064Coordinates: 43°43′19″N 7°24′23″E / 43.7219°N 7.4064°E / 43.7219; 7.4064
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Nice
Canton Beausoleil
Intercommunality Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Xavier Beck
Area1 2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 4,997
  Density 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 06032 /06320
Elevation 0–540 m (0–1,772 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cap-d'Ail (French pronunciation: [kap daj]), Italian: Capodaglio or Capo d'Aglio, Occitan: Caup d'Alh) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

It borders the district of La Colle in the Principality of Monaco.

Modern Cap d'Ail is a modern seaside resort with a lively shopping district on the Basse Corniche and quiet, fashionable residential quarters. Many people who work in Monaco live here. Plage la Mala is prized by many day trippers from Monaco and Nice.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19684,200    
19754,282+2.0%
19824,402+2.8%
19904,859+10.4%
19994,532−6.7%
20084,997+10.3%

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