Grasse
Grassa (Occitan) | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
![]() A view of Grasse | |
Coordinates: 43°40′00″N 6°55′00″E / 43.6667°N 6.9167°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
Arrondissement | Grasse |
Canton | Grasse-1 and 2 |
Intercommunality | CA Pays de Grasse |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme Viaud[1] (LR) |
Area 1 | 44.44 km2 (17.16 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 48,323 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 06069 /06130 |
Elevation | 80–1,061 m (262–3,481 ft) (avg. 333 m or 1,093 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Grasse (French pronunciation: [ɡʁas]; Provençal Occitan: Grassa in classical norm or Grasso in Mistralian norm [ˈɡɾasɔ]; traditional Italian: Grassa) is the only subprefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region on the French Riviera. In 2017, the commune had a population of 50,396.
Considered the world's capital of perfume,[3][4] Grasse obtained two flowers in the Concours des villes et villages fleuris[5] and was made Ville d'Art et d'Histoire (City of Art and History).[6]