Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes

Infobox Commune de France|nomcommune=Beausoleil
région=Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
département=Alpes-Maritimes
arrondissement=Nice
canton=Beausoleil
insee=06012
cp=06240
maire=Robert Vial
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Riviera française
longitude=7.42444444444
latitude=43.7425
alt moy=
alt mini=40
alt maxi=621 m
hectares=548
km²=5.48
sans=12,775
date-sans=1999
dens=2,331|

Beausoleil (Occitan: "Bèusoleu" IPA| [ˌbɛwsuˈlew] "Beautiful Sun") is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. It is adjoins the Principality of Monaco.

Beausoleil was formerly known as Monte-Carlo-Supérieur (Upper Monte Carlo).

Economy

The commune is very dependent on Monaco. It functions to some extent as a bedroom community for people employed in Monaco.One of the main attractions is its Stade Vanco, which has two football pitches, a restaurant, tennis courts and a basketball court. Given the town's proximity to Monaco, real estate in Beausoleil is usually prohibitively expensive for people who work in the town. There is a sense in which Monaco exports its worker accommodation challenge to Beausoleil, which, in turn, exports its own acute accommodation challenge to other French towns.

Politics

The town's border with Monaco was largely fixed as long ago as during the 18th century. What is now Beausoleil was administered from La Turbie prior to 1904, when the town was incorporated. Along with other French communes adjacent to Monaco, the electorate has traditionally had a sizeable proportion which is left-leaning: Roger Bennati, mayor of the town 1989-1995, served under Communist affiliation.

Administration

List of former mayors

Demographics

External links

* [http://www.villedebeausoleil.fr/ Official website] fr icon
* [http://www.beausoleil-tourisme.com/ Official Office of Tourism website] fr icon