Menton
commune in Alpes-Maritimes, France
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Summary
Menton is a commune of France[1]. Menton ranks in the top 0.18% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,620 views/month, #57 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Alpes-Maritimes[3], arrondissement of Nice[4]
- Country: France[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Mediterranean Sea[6]
- Head of government: Alexandra Masson[7]
- Instance of: border city[8]
- Shares border with: Castellar[9], Castillon[10], Gorbio[11], Roquebrune-Cap-Martin[12], Sainte-Agnès[13], Ventimiglia[14]
- Flag: flag of Menton[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Montreux[16], Namur[17], Baden-Baden[18], Sochi[19], Nafplio[20], Noordwijk[21], Valencia[22]
- Postal code: 06500[23]
- Commons category: Menton[24]
- Licence plate code: 06[25]
- Patron saint: Archangel Michael[26]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[27], UTC+02:00[28]
- Archives at: archives municipales de Menton[29]
- Official website: https://www.menton.fr/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Menton[31]
- Commons gallery: Menton[32]
- Email address: mailto:mairie@ville-menton.fr[33]
- Population: 28,100[34], 28,231[35], 28,942[36], 28,958[37], 30,231[38], 25,040[39], 25,129[40], 25,072[41], 29,141[42], 28,812[43], 27,655[44], 28,926[45], 30,525[46], 30,679[47]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Menton[48]
- Phone number: +33-4-92-10-50-00[49]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[50], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[51], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[52], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[53]
- Capital of: canton of Menton[54]
- Official name: Menton[55]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Menton[56]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Menton include Mentone[57], a town in the United States[58], in United States[59].
Why It Matters
Menton has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Menton is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for Menton include Mentone[57], a town in the United States[58], in United States[59].