Menton
Menton is "The Lemon Festival Capital of the World". Located in Alpes-Maritimes, France, but next to the border of Italy, it is in many ways more Italian than French.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Menton station and Gare de Carnolès.
Menton station
Railway station
Photo: Floflo, Public domain.
Menton is a railway station located in Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, southeastern France. The station was opened in 1869 and is located on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway. The train services are operated by SNCF.
Gare de Carnolès
Railway station
Photo: Tangopaso, Public domain.
Gare de Carnolès is a railway station.
Jean Cocteau Museum
Museum
Photo: Tangopaso, Public domain.
The Jean Cocteau Museum/Séverin Wunderman Collection is a museum in Menton, on the French Riviera, in the Alpes-Maritimes department. Dedicated to the French artist Jean Cocteau, it incorporates the collection of American businessman and Cocteau enthusiast Séverin Wunderman.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and Castellar.
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Town
Photo: Tangopaso, Public domain.
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, simply Roquebrune until 1921, is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Southeastern France, between Monaco and Menton. Roquebrune-Cap-Martin is situated 3½ km west of Menton.
Castellar
Village
Photo: Jpchevreau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castellar is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Menton
- Type: Locality with 28,500 residents
- Also known as: “06083”
- Location: Arrondissement of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.7747° or 43° 46′ 29″ northLongitude
7.4997° or 7° 29′ 59″ eastPopulation
28,500Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
8FM9QFFX+VVGeoNames ID
6446719
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Menton” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منتون”
- Bulgarian: “Мантон”
- Chinese: “芒通”
- French: “Menton”
- Italian: “Mentone”
- Japanese: “マントン”
- Korean: “망통”
- Latin: “Mentonum”
- Lithuanian: “Mentonas”
- Mazanderani: “مانتون”
- Persian: “مانتون”
- Polish: “Mentona”
- Russian: “Ментона”
- Ukrainian: “Мантон”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hotel Richelieu and Casino Barrière de Menton.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Menton”. Photo: Tobi 87, CC BY-SA 3.0.