Alpes-Maritimes

History

The Romans already had a province called Alpes-Maritimes as early as 7 BC. Its capital was Cemenelum, today Cimiez, a neighborhood in the north of Nice. At its largest in 297, this province extended to Digne and Briançon, and its capital was Embrun.

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Romans - 7 BC - Cimiez - 297 - Digne - Briançon - Embrun

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A département of this name existed in France from 1793 to 1815, but it had different boundaries and included Monaco and San Remo.

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1793 - 1815 - Monaco - San Remo

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The present département was created in 1860 when the county of Nice was annexed. It was constituted out of the county of Nice and the arrondissement of Grasse in the département of Var.

Related Topics:
1860 - County of Nice - Nice - Arrondissement - Grasse - Var

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In 1947, the département was enlarged by the addition of the communes of Tende and La Brigue, which had been Italian.

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1947 - Commune - Tende - La Brigue

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