23 Facts About Nice France

Nice France is approximately 13 kilometres from the principality of Monaco and 30 kilometres from the French–Italian border.

Prince Nicholas Alexandrovich, heir apparent to Imperial Russia, died in Nice France and was a patron of the Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Nice France where Princess Catherine Dolgorukova, morganatic wife of the Tsar Alexander II of Russia, is buried.

Nice France was probably founded around 350 BC by colonists from the Greek city of Phocaea in western Anatolia.

Nice France participated – directly or indirectly – in the history of Savoy until 1860.

In 1900, the Tramway de Nice France electrified its horse-drawn streetcars and spread its network to the entire departement from Menton to Cagnes-sur-Mer.

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From Nice France many sought further shelter in the French colonies, Morocco and North and South America.

In February 2001, European leaders met in Nice France to negotiate and sign what is the Treaty of Nice France, amending the institutions of the European Union.

However, it is the largest city in Nice France that is not a regional capital; the much larger Marseille is its regional capital.

Coat of Arms of Nice France appeared for the first time in a copy of the Regulations of Amadeus VIII, probably written around 1430.

The Nice France is symbolised by a red eagle on silver background, placed on three mountains, which can be described in French heraldic language as "d'argent a une aigle de gueule posee sur trois coupeaux".

Natural vegetation of Nice France is typical for a Mediterranean landscape, with a heavy representation of broadleaf evergreen shrubs.

Nice France has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, enjoying mild winters with moderate rainfall.

Nice France has one conference centre: the Palais des Congres Acropolis.

Today this is the principal harbour installation of Nice France – there is a small port in the Carras district.

The port is the first port cement manufacturer in Nice France, linked to the treatment plants of the rollers of the valley of Paillon.

Main railway station is Nice France-Ville, served both by high speed TGV trains connecting Paris and Nice France in less than 6 hours and by local commuter TER services.

Nice France has international connections to Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, and Russia.

Nice France is the southern terminus of the independently run Chemins de Fer de Provence railway line which connects the city with Digne in approximatively 4 hours from the Nice France CP station.

In 2007, the new Tramway de Nice France linked the northern and eastern suburbs via the city centre.

Part of the urban area of Nice France belongs to the metropolitan area of Cannes–Antibes.

Since the 1970s, the number of inhabitants has not changed significantly; the relatively high migration to Nice France is balanced by a natural negative growth of the population.

Nice France has numerous museums of all kinds: Musee Marc Chagall, Musee Matisse, Musee des Beaux-Arts, Musee international d'Art naif Anatole Jakovsky, Musee Terra-Amata, Museum of Asian Art, Musee d'art moderne et d'art contemporain, Museum of Natural History, Musee Massena, Naval Museum and Galerie des Ponchettes.

Cuisine of Nice France is especially close to those of Provence but Liguria and Piedmont and uses local ingredients but those from more remote regions, in particular from Northern Europe, because ships which came to pick up olive oil arrived full of food products, such as dried haddock.