Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes
Beausoleil
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Riviera Palace | |
Location of Beausoleil | |
| Coordinates: 43°44′33″N 7°25′28″E / 43.7425°N 7.4244°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Beausoleil |
| Intercommunality | CA Riviera Française |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Spinelli |
Area 1 | 5.48 km2 (2.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 12,430 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06012 /06240 |
| Elevation | 40–621 m (131–2,037 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Beausoleil (French: [bosɔlɛj]; Occitan: Bèusoleu [ˌbɛwsuˈlew]; lit. 'Beautiful Sun') is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It adjoins the Principality of Monaco to its south. The commune of Beausoleil was established in 1904; it was supposed to be named Monte-Carlo Supérieur (French: [mɔ̃t kaʁlɔ sypeʁjœʁ]; lit. 'Upper Monte Carlo') for a time but the idea was abandoned after protests from Monégasque authorities.