Villeneuve-Loubet
| Région | Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur |
| Département | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | Cagnes-sur-Mer-Ouest |
| Habitants | Villeneuvois |
| Population (1999) | 13,104 |
| Population with double accounts(1999) | 12,935habitants |
| Metropolitan area | Nice |
| Intercommunalité (2004) | Communauté d'Agglomeration de Sophia Antipolis |
| Area | 19.60 km² |
Villeneuve-Loubet is a town and commune in southeastern France, in the Alpes-Maritimes département, between Cagnes-sur-Mer and Antibes, with the mouth of the Loup River. It is consisted of the joining two old village: the old village of Villeneuve inland and the village of Loubet on banks of the Mediterranean Sea.
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Economy
It is at the same time a seaside resort and part of the technopole of Sophia Antipolis, many companies of the tertiary sector being installed in the city.
Culture
Villeneuve-Loubet is the fatherland of the large provençal cook 19th century, Auguste Escoffier, the author of the Guide Culinaire.
Twinned cities
See also
Categories: Communes of Alpes-Maritimes