| Saint-Paul-de-Vence | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Saint-Paul-de-Vence (Alpes-Maritimes).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Grasse |
| Canton: | Villeneuve-Loubet |
| Insee: | 06128 |
| Postal Code: | 06570 |
| Mayor: | Jean-Pierre Camilla[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CA Sophia Antipolis |
| Coordinates: | 43.698°N 7.122°W |
| Elevation M: | 180 |
| Elevation Min M: | 39 |
| Elevation Max M: | 355 |
| Area Km2: | 7.26 |
Saint-Paul-de-Vence (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ pɔl də vɑ̃s/, literally Saint-Paul of Vence; Occitan (post 1500);: Sant Pau de Vença; Italian: San Paolo di Venza) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. One of the oldest medieval towns on the French Riviera, Saint-Paul-de-Vence is well known for its modern and contemporary art museums and galleries such as the Fondation Maeght,[2] and for the 17th-century Saint Charles-Saint Claude chapel, which in 2012–2013 was decorated with murals by French artist Paul Conte.[3] [4]
Until 2011, the commune was officially called Saint-Paul.[5]
Saint-Paul-de-Vence has long been a haven of the famous, mostly due to the La Colombe d'Or hotel,[6] whose former guests include Jean-Paul Sartre and Pablo Picasso.[7] During the 1960s, the village was frequented by French actors Yves Montand, Simone Signoret and Lino Ventura, and poet Jacques Prévert.[8]
Saint-Paul is also well known for the artists who have lived there, such as Jacques Raverat, Gwen Raverat and Marc Chagall and more recently the couple Bernard-Henri Lévy and Arielle Dombasle.[9] Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman has a home there. American writer James Baldwin lived in Saint-Paul-de-Vence for 17 years until his death in 1987.[10] [11] British actor Donald Pleasence lived there until his death in 1995.[12]
Xanthi FC player Vincenzo Rennella was born in Saint-Paul-de-Vence.[13] Actress and artist Rebecca Dayan was raised in a hotel there.[14]
American comic actors Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner were married in Saint-Paul-de-Vence by its mayor on 18 September 1984.