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2 unusual facts about Les Pins


Galiot Mandat de Grancey

The king confirmed his father in the land and seigneurie of Les Pins, in the north east of Touraine on 13 June 1727.

In the pre-revolutionary period Marquis Antoine-Jean-Galiot de Mandat was loved by everyone in Les Pins, in the north east of Touraine, even by those who would soon lead Revolutionary efforts in the area.



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1969 Miles Festiva De Juan Pins

1969 Miles Festiva De Juan Pins is a live album by Miles Davis recorded in La Pinède, Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, France, as an ORTF radio broadcast.

Andrew Surmani

He has toured throughout the USA, Europe and Japan, and has performed in the Istanbul International Jazz Festival (Turkey), Jazz à Juan (Juan les Pins, France), Umbria (Italy), Wigan (England) and the Lake Biwa (Japan) jazz festivals.

Archie Shepp and the Full Moon Ensemble

Live In Antibes is a live album by Archie Shepp and the Full Moon Ensemble recorded at the Juan les Pins Jazz Festival in Antibes, France, on July 18, 1970.

French Riviera Marathon

The race begins in the Albert I Garden in Nice, and then progresses along the French Riviera, visiting Saint-Laurent-du-Var, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Villeneuve-Loubet, Juan-les-Pins and Golfe-Juan before arriving in Cannes and finishing on the Promenade de la Croisette, in front of the Carlton Cannes hotel.

Juan-les-Pins

Peter Sarstedt famously mentions Juan-les-Pins in his 1969 UK number one hit, "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)"; a portrait of a girl who becomes a member of the Euro jet-set.

Le Rouret

Bono owns a residence in the commune and Madonna is thought to own a villa in the neighboring commune, Roquefort-les-Pins.

Robert Falcucci

In the 1930s, he illustrated the program for the Monte Carlo Rally (1931) and a poster PLM Juan les Pins-Antibes (1937).

Up for It

It was recorded at an outdoor venue at the Festival de Jazz d'Antibes in Juan-les-Pins, France, on July 16, 2002 and released in 2003 on the ECM label.

Victor Orly

In 2008 Orly was invited as a President of the jury for the art contest in Nans-les-Pins, France.

Wim Sonneveld

He would have liked to end his career singing French chansons, because his heart lay in France, where he had a house in Roquefort-les-Pins.