The Côte d’Azur Welcomes More and More Filming in 2023
A significant increase in the number of shoots, totaling 551 projects for 1604 shooting days in 2023, representing a 6% increase compared to the previous year. Impressive direct economic benefits for the Alpes-Maritimes department, with more than 62 million euros generated by the film and audiovisual industry. The importance of local employment highlighted, with more […]
Nice: top city among major French metropolises for quality of life
Key points: Nice is ranked first among French cities with more than 300,000 inhabitants for quality of life. It stands out particularly in terms of safety, transport infrastructure, and health services. Municipal investment significantly contributes to the improvement of the quality of life and the low level of local taxes. Exceptional ranking of Nice According […]
Nice, a haven for cinema, marks a record-breaking year in 2023
The economic and cultural impact of the film industry in Nice is considerable. In 2023, Nice hosted nearly 600 days of filming in public areas, compared to 328 in 2022, an increase of 82% over the previous year. These shoots included 11 feature films, 5 TV series or telefilms, 25 documentaries, 32 TV shows, 14 […]
Nice Airport Train Station, Europe’s First Bioclimatic Station
The construction project of Europe’s first bioclimatic station at Nice Airport, announced by Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice and President of the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis, and Marlène Dolveck, General Director of SNCF Gares & Connexions, marks a key step in the development of sustainable transport infrastructure. This multimodal exchange hub, located in the Grand […]
National Recognition for Nice’s Environmental Policy
The city of Nice has recently earned a significant distinction in the environmental field. The National Council of Flowered Cities and Villages (CNVVF) has renewed its “4 flowers” label for the municipality for a period of three years. A label that the city of Nice has held since 1975. Additionally, the city has received the […]
The construction of a new eco-district in Nice Ecovallée will begin in 2024 in La Gaude
The development of the ZAC Le Hameau de La Baronne in La Gaude, within the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis and on the perimeter of the OIN Ecovallée, will be launched in 2024. The prefectural decree signed on August 4, 2023, validates the public facilities program for the ZAC Le Hameau de La Baronne and initiates […]
The summer traffic at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport shows a performance equivalent to 2019 with a reduction in aircraft movements.
Passenger traffic nearly identical to 2019 with fewer planes During the summer months of July and August 2023, the number of passengers reached 99.9% of that of the same period in 2019, with 3.3 million passengers at terminals 1 and 2 of Nice Côte d’Azur Airport. A performance achieved with 675 fewer aircraft movements. The […]
Volotea: A record year in 2023 at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport
In an Air Journal article, the Spanish low-cost airline Volotea reports impressive growth figures at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport. By offering more than 500,000 seats for sale this year, it has seen a significant increase of 150% compared to 2019, the year before the pandemic. Since the start of its operations in Nice in 2015, […]
The Observ’Alp project enhances cross-border cooperation under the auspices of the European Alcotra program
The Observ’Alp project is part of the European Alcotra program and embodies the Region Sud’s commitment to positioning itself as a driving force for cross-border cooperation. Selected on July 5th among the 23 projects approved by the Alcotra Monitoring Committee, this initiative, led by the Region Sud, benefits from a partnership with the Nice Côte […]
Nice ranks first among the greenest cities in France
With the rise in heatwaves and urban temperatures, the importance of urban planning focused on vegetation has gained priority. Kermap, a Breton company, recently published a detailed evaluation of the vegetative cover of major French cities on nosvillesvertes.fr, utilizing satellite imagery. Nice, Aix-en-Provence, and Saint-Cloud have stood out, surpassing cities like Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Dunkirk, and […]
