Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at [[:fr:Vallauris]]; see its history for attribution.{{Translated|fr|Vallauris}} to the talk page.Vallauris (French pronunciation: [valoʁis]; Occitan: Valàuria; Niçard subdialect: Valàuri) is a seaside commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located in the metropolitan area (and is today effectively an extension of the city) of Antibes, bordering it on its west side. The seaside town Golfe-Juan is a part of the commune of Vallauris. Golfe-Juan-Vallauris station has rail connections to Grasse, Cannes, Antibes and Nice.
Vallauris
Vallauris
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Country
• Mayor (2023–2026)
Kévin Luciano[1]
13.04 km2 (5.03 sq mi)
28,025
• Density
2,100/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
• Summer (DST)
INSEE/Postal code
Elevation
0–285 m (0–935 ft)
(avg. 112 m or 367 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
In 1948 Picasso came to live in Vallauris, where he stayed until 1955. During his time in the town, he created a great many sculptures and paintings including his mural War and Peace, one of the major artworks of the period. He also developed a fascination for the techniques of ceramics and linocuts.
A freeman of the town, Picasso greatly contributed to the renaissance of the Vallauris pottery industry in the 1950s, this legendary golden age when everyone was a potter, including famous ceramicists Roger Capron and Charles Voltz. Many inhabitants still evoke his presence and that of his contemporaries (Françoise Gilot and her children Claude and Paloma, then Jacqueline Roque, his last partner whom he married amid the greatest secrecy at Vallauris town hall in 1961), the bullfights, exhibitions and visits by all kinds of famous people.
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1793
1,479
—
1800
1,446
−0.32%
1806
1,527
+0.91%
1821
1,746
+0.90%
1831
2,060
+1.67%
1836
2,065
+0.05%
1841
2,031
−0.33%
1846
2,482
+4.09%
1851
2,577
+0.75%
1856
2,584
+0.05%
1861
2,810
+1.69%
1866
3,016
+1.42%
1872
3,273
+1.37%
1876
3,666
+2.88%
1881
3,942
+1.46%
1886
4,928
+4.57%
1891
6,058
+4.22%
1896
6,247
+0.62%
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1901
6,729
+1.50%
1906
7,433
+2.01%
1911
8,030
+1.56%
1921
5,935
−2.98%
1926
10,156
+11.34%
1931
10,267
+0.22%
1936
10,554
+0.55%
1946
8,244
−2.44%
1954
10,040
+2.49%
1962
10,774
+0.89%
1968
12,880
+3.02%
1975
17,182
+4.20%
1982
21,205
+3.05%
1990
24,325
+1.73%
1999
25,773
+0.64%
2007
30,645
+2.19%
2012
26,595
−2.80%
2017
26,672
+0.06%
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