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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nice, France. Prior to 19th century. Part of a ... Conservatory of Nice founded. 1919 Canton of Nice-1 ...
Nice (/ n iː s / NEESS; French pronunciation: ⓘ; Italian: Nizza; Ligurian: Nissa; Occitan: Niça) [a] is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million [4] [3] on an area of 744 km 2 (287 sq mi). [3]
The Phoceans founded important cities such as Massalia (Marseille) and Nikaia (Nice), [10] bringing them into conflict with the neighboring Celts and Ligurians. The Celts themselves often fought with Aquitanians and Germans, and a Gaulish war band led by Brennus invaded Rome c. 393 or 388 BC following the Battle of the Allia .
The Cimetière du Château, Nice. The Cimetière du Château in Nice, France, stands on the old citadel of Nice. Today, some sections of the massive walls of the ancient fortress remain. The fortress, which was built in the 16th century, was once one of the most secure strongholds in France. The cemetery itself was founded in 1783 and has 2,800 ...
In that way Nice and its territory returned to Provence after nearly 500 years of schism. The railroad connected Paris with Marseille in 1848 and then with Toulon and Nice in 1864. Nice, Antibes and Hyères became popular winter resorts for European royalty, including Queen Victoria. Under Napoleon III, Marseille grew to a population of 250,000 ...
The University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, in Nice and neighboring areas, was founded in 1965. Higher education is relatively underdeveloped in the department. The urban area of Nice has 35,000 students, [28] while Rennes and Bordeaux each have 60,000.
Façonnable is a high-end men's and women's clothing brand founded in Nice, France by Jean Goldberg in 1950. [1] It is currently owned by M1 Group , a holding company in Beirut , Lebanon. History
The County of Nice as part of the Savoyard State.. Nice became part of the domains of the House of Savoy on 28 September 1388, with which Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy, taking advantage of the internal struggles in Provence, negotiated with Giovanni Grimaldi, baron of Boglio (governor of Nice and the Eastern Provence) the passage of Nice and the Ubaye Valley to the Savoy domains, with the name ...