Alpes-Maritimes

American

[alp-ma-ree-teem] / alp ma riˈtim /

noun

a department in SE France. 1,527 sq. mi. (3,955 sq. km). Nice.

Alpes-Maritimes British

/ alp maritim /

noun

a department of the SE corner of France in Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region. Capital: Nice. Pop: 1 045 973 (2003 est). Area: 4298 sq km (1676 sq miles)

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According to the AFP news agency, four high schools were reportedly blockaded in the southern regions of Alpes-Maritimes and Var.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Helmets and high-visibility vests are already mandatory in several French regions, including Seine-et-Marne, Alpes-Maritimes and Vaucluse.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

In France, yoga retreats were held in and around Paris and in the southern Alpes-Maritimes region.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2023

“A bit of new blood and some new faces won’t hurt,” Bryan Masson, who captured a seat in the Alpes-Maritimes area of southern France, told BFM TV last Monday.

From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2022

It would not be the same in the Alpes-Maritimes as in the Côtes-du-Nord.

From The Cult of Incompetence by Beatrice Barstow

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