Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne
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Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne is a commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.- History : was created by Octavian as a Roman military district in 14 BC, and became a full Roman province in the middle of the 1st century with its capital first at Cemenelum and subsequently at Embrun...

 department in southeastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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Geography

Far from the major thoroughfares, Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne lies halfway between the beaches of the Côte d'Azur and the ski resorts of the Maritime Alps. It is located on a plateau at 475 m. Protected from north winds by the alpine foothills around Grasse
Grasse
-See also:*Route Napoléon*Ancient Diocese of Grasse*Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department-External links:*...

, it enjoys an exceptionally tempered climate.

Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne is locate at the extreme west end of Alpes-Maritimes, perched on a spur that dominates the valley of the Siagne
Siagne
The Siagne is a river that flows through the Var and Alpes-Maritimes departments of southeastern France. For much of its length, it forms the border between the two departments. Its source is near Escragnolles...

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Believe it or not, Saint-Cézaire lies 15 km southwest of Grasse, 30 km from Cannes
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....

, and 52 km from Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...

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On the north are Escragnolles
Escragnolles
Escragnolles is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 and Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey
Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey
Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Geography:It is located some 12 kilometers northwest of the famed perfume center of Grasse on the D6085 highway....

. To the south are Spéracèdes
Spéracèdes
Spéracèdes is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:Residents are called "Spéracèdois".-External links:**...

 and Le Tignet
Le Tignet
Le Tignet is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

. On the southwest are the valley of the Siagne and the massif of Tanneron, which forms the boundary between Alpes-Maritimes and the department of Var.

Population

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