Cap-d'Ail

Cap-d'Ail
A general view of Cap-d'Ail
Coat of arms
Cap-d'Ail
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Cap-d'Ail
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Villefranche-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	Nice-Côte d'Azur
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Xavier Beck
Area1	2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	4,997
• Density	2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	06032 / 06320
Elevation	0–540 m (0–1,772 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cap-d'Ail (French pronunciation: ​[kap daj]), Italian: Capodaglio, is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Beach of la Mala

It borders the district of La Colle in the Principality of Monaco.

Modern Cap d'Ail is a modern seaside resort with a lively shopping district on the Basse Corniche and quiet, fashionable residential quarters. Many people who work in Monaco live here. Plage la Mala is prized by many day trippers from Monaco and Nice.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1968	4,200	—
1975	4,282	+2.0%
1982	4,402	+2.8%
1990	4,859	+10.4%
1999	4,532	−6.7%
2008	4,997	+10.3%

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References

• INSEE