County of Nice
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The County of Nice is a historical region of France located around the southeastern city of Nice and roughly equivalent to the modern arrondissement of Nice.
Nice in 1624, when it was called Nizza
Pro-Italian protests in Nice, 1871, during the Niçard Vespers
Italian occupation of France (1940–1943) during World War II
The statue Neuf Lignes Obliques on the Promenade des Anglais, that commemorates the 150th year of Nice's annexation to France
Alpes-Maritimes
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Alpes-Maritimes is a department of France located in the country's southeast corner, on the Italian border and Mediterranean coast. Part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, it encompasses the French Riviera alongside neighbouring Var. Alpes-Maritimes had a population of 1,094,283 in 2019. Its prefecture is Nice, with Grasse as the sole subprefecture.
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