Maître Zakine, Lawyer in Antibes, Doctor of Law, presents Antibes to you
Ideally located halfway between Cannes and Nice, Antibes (0h12 from Cannes) is a city of contrasting charms, with its ramparts, its historic old town and its lively nightlife.
Antibes is a town on the French Riviera with a large population of all origins, including locals and foreigners of all ages. The old town, with its Greek origins, 16th century ramparts and many nearby beaches.
Antibes is located on the French Riviera.
Antibes is located near Sophia Antipolis, a centre renowned for its technical and engineering excellence in computer science and artificial intelligence.
Many companies are located in Sophia Antipolis, such as Amadeus, a leader in airline reservation IT, and Sap. Sophia Antipolis is a collection of several municipalities, including Valbonne and Biot.
Sophia Antipolis has 5,500 students, 4,500 researchers and 2,500 businesses. with an estimated turnover of 5.6 billion euros for 40,000 employees. These figures are given by the Journal Nice Matin in 2020.
The Antibes tax office also has opening hours of Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. It contains the corporate tax service, SIE, which depends on the Alpes Maritimes. Their email is [email protected] and are based 40 chemin de la Colle in Antibes. The Antibes public finance centre is indeed at this address. In July and August, it may change its opening hours.
A tourist hub
Antibes and the whole of the Alpes Maritimes department is a place that tourists love.
From the Picasso museum located in the city center (the latter stayed there and bequeathed numerous works to the city) as well as the Bastion Saint Jaume or the rest of the 16th century ramparts (partially destroyed in the 19th century), Antibes receives a lot of tourists and depends on it - Port Vauban, located on the road to Villeneuve Loubet) is the first marina port in Europe. It contains many ships (+1,500 rings).
The old town of Antibes where walking is always a pleasure (for example, the commune of Safranier is worth seeing, as well as the wash house of Vieil Antibes.
Cap d'Antibes, home to the world's wealthy, is located just a short distance from Golf Juan.
The covid-19 has impacted tourism activities by 46% in the Alpes-Maritimes. The restaurant sector recorded a drop of 70% in the first quarter of 2021.
Antibes has been under the mandate of the Mayor, Mr Leonetti, since 1995.
Antibes is, in 2017, the third most populous city in the department, after Nice and Cannes. The population census was carried out this year 2022.
In 2018, the commune had 72,915 inhabitants, a decrease of 3.37 % compared to 2013 (Alpes-Maritimes: +0.5 %, France excluding Mayotte: +1.78 %). Like the national and departmental distributions, the female population of the commune is higher than the male population. The rate (53.3 %) is higher than the national rate (51.6 %). The number of inhabitants of Antibes will be updated in the next few days following the census currently underway.
The Juan Jazz Festival has an international dimension.
The Pole de France is based in Antibes with five disciplines ( (e.g. swimming, sailing, gymnastics, trampoline and acrosport, and swimming with flippers).
Antibes night markets have been disrupted by Covid, however, every year night markets are present on the city of Antibes.
On the 1st of January in Antibes, the traditional New Year's Eve bath and classical music concert followed by fireworks take place. You will have more information HERE.*
Antibes also has a Covid vaccination centre and doctors.
On the property side, prices are high. From 2021 to 2014 the property market price increased by +32%.