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Annual town events
The Lemon Festival takes place every February. The festival follows a given theme each year; past themes include Viva España, Disney, Neverland, and India. The festival lasts a few days, with different bands passing through Menton's streets on foot or on truck trailers. The Casino Gardens in the centre of town are decorated in the theme of the festival, using lemons to cover the exhibits, and huge temporary statues are built and covered with citrus fruit. The Casino Gardens are also the location for Menton's Christmas Festival. The Menton Classical Musical Festival is also held every year in the centre of the old town.
Description
Coordinates: 43°46′30″N 7°30′00″E / 43.775000°N 07.50°E / 43.775000; 07.50 Commune of Menton Menton (French pronunciation: [mɑ̃tɔ̃]; Occitan: Menton in classical norm or Mentan in Mistralian norm; Italian: Mentone) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Situated on the French Riviera, it is nicknamed la perle de la France ("The Pearl of France").[1]
Geography
Menton, nicknamed the Pearl of France, is located on the Mediterranean Sea at the Franco-Italian border, just across from the Liguran town of Ventimiglia. It boasts a warm micro-climate favorable to lemon, tangerine, and orange groves whence one of the town's symbols, the lemon. The fishing industry was devastated in the 1980s and 1990s when the "killer algae" Caulerpa taxifolia (a non-native Asian tropical green algae first discovered in the Mediterranean Sea adjacent to the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco in 1984) spread throughout the coastal sea floor, greatly reducing local fish populations.
History
The Menton area has been inhabited since the paleolithic.[2] In Roman times, the via Julia Augusta, a road connecting Palcentia (now Piacenza) with Arelates (now Arles) passed through Menton, running along the Rue Longue in the old town.[3] The first major settlement occurred during the 11th century CE, when the Count of Ventimiglia constructed the Château de Puypin (Podium Pinum) on the Pépin hill, north and west of the modern town center. During the 13th century, the seigneury of Puypin fell to the Vento family of Genoa who built a new castle along the Roman road, now the site of the Vieux-Château cemetery, providing the core around which the current town grew. Menton was thus incorporated into the Republic of Genoa. The first mention of Menton dates from 21 July 1262, in the peace treaty between Charles of Anjou and Genoa. Its position on the border between the Angevin-ruled Provence and the Republic of Genoa, which at the time claimed Monaco as its western limit, made it a coveted location. Acquired in 1346 by Charles Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco, Menton was ruled by the Princes of Monaco until the French Revolution. Annexed during the Revolution, Menton remained part of France through the First Empire. It belonged to the district of Sanremo in the department of Alpes-Maritimes, which at the time included Monaco and Sanremo. In 1814, Menton was included in a reconstituted principality of Monaco which, after Napoleon's Hundred Days in 1815, became a protectorate of the King of Sardinia. The Princes of Monaco were obliged to do feudal homage (anachronistic at that late date) to the King for Menton, although not for Monaco itself. In 1848, Menton, along with its neighbour Roquebrune, seceded from Monaco, due at least in part to a tax imposed on lemon exports.[4] It proclaimed itself a free city and placed itself under the protection of the Kingdom of Sardinia where it was administered by the House of Savoy. The Treaty of Turin concluded on March 24, 1860 between the Kingdom of Sardinia and Napoleon III's France called for the annexation of the County of Nice to France, subject to a plebiscite, as a reward for French assistance in the Second Italian War of Independence against Austria. The plebiscite, with universal adult male suffrage, was held on April 15 and 16, 1860 and resulted in an overwhelming vote in favor of annexation (833 yes vs 54 no in Menton and Roquebrune).[5] The county of Nice was thus annexed to France that June, and Napoleon III paid 4 million francs in compensation to the prince of Monaco, who renounced his rights in perpetuity on February 2, 1861.[5] From the end of the 19th century, tourism became an important factor in Menton. The town was popular with English and Russian aristocrats who built many of the luxurious hotels, villas, and palaces which still grace Menton today. Many of these hotels and palaces were pressed into service as hospitals during World War I to allow injured troops to recuperate in a pleasant climate. Menton was the only sizable settlement captured by Italy during its invasion of France in June 1940. Following the armistice of June 22, 1940, two thirds of the territory of the commune was annexed by Italy. The annexation lasted until September 8, 1943. Although officially returned to Vichy France, Menton was in fact occupied by Nazi Germany until its liberation by American and Canadian troops of the First Special Service Force on September 8, 1944.[6]
Mentonasc language
Mentonasc, also called Mentonasque or Mentonnais in French, is often considered a dialect of Occitan in either the Provençal or Vivaro-Alpine groups. It is taught within the French educational system, as a variety of Niçard (i.e. Provençal). However, in its first scientific description by James Bruny Andrews at the end of the nineteenth century,[8] as well as in contemporary linguistic scholarship[9][10][11] Mentonasc is described as an intermediate between Niçard and the Intemelio dialect of Ligurian.
Notable people
Notables who were born, lived, or died in Menton: * William Webb Ellis (1806-1872), the inventor of Rugby, lived in Menton at the end of his life and is buried in the old cemetery. * Ferdinand Bac (1859-1952), French illustrator, lithographer, and writer, undertook the development of the gardens of the villa des Colombières in Menton. He transformed this old run-down building into a sumptuous residence in the midst of gardens where each bed takes its inspiration from a Mediterranean country. * Blasco Ibanez (1867-1928), Spanish author who, at the end of his life, lived in his estate, Fontana Rosa, in Menton. * Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) French artist, spent much time in Menton over the years. A memorial and museum dedicated to him are in Menton, as is the wedding room in the town hall decorated with his work. * Richard Anconina (1953-), French actor. Before his film career, he worked for several years at a holiday club for seniors in Menton. * Jérôme Alonzo (1972-), French first division football goalkeeper, born in Menton November 20, 1972. * Cédric Varrault (1980-), French first division football defender, began his career with the Menton football club. * Olivier Echouafni (1972-), French first division football midfielder, born in Menton September 13, 1972. * Gérald Ariano (1974-), French television presenter, born in Menton. * Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (21 August 1872 – 16 March 1898), English illustrator and author.
Origin of the name
"Menton" is the French word for "chin". According to the French geographer Ernest Nègre, the name Menton comes from the Roman name Mento.[12] However, it is possible that the name of the city comes from Mons Ottonis (reconstituted) from the name of Otton II, the Count of Ventimiglia from 1162-1200.[13] In Mentonasc, the city's name is Mentan (pronounced [mẽˈtã]), and in Italian Mentone ([menˈtone]). An inhabitant of Menton, un mentonnais or un mentonasque in French, would be O mentonasc in the local dialect.
See also
* Mentonasc * Roquebrune-Cap-Martin * List of historical unrecognized countries * Former countries in Europe after 1815
Sister cities
Menton is twinned with: * Baden-Baden, Germany * Montreux, Switzerland * Namur, Belgium * Sochi, Russia * Laguna Beach, California, United States
Townscape
Menton is famous for its gardens, including the Jardin Serre de la Madone, the Jardin botanique exotique de Menton ("Le Val Rahmeh"), the Fontana Rosa, and the Maria Serena garden. Le Val Rahmeh was established in 1905 by Englishman Sir Percy Radcliffe, the first owner of the gardens, and named for his wife. Villa Fontana Rosa was built in 1922 by Blasco Ibáñez, a Spanish novelist, and the gardens of the villa are now open to the public. * The baroque basilica of Saint-Michel-Archange, with its bell-tower, was built in 1619 by the Genoese architect Lorenzo Lavagna. * The Musée Jean Cocteau is located in the Bastion of the port of Menton. The bastion, built overwater in 1636 as an advance defense for the port by the Princes of Monaco, is now located at the shoreline. * The wedding room at the Mairie (town hall) was painted in the 1950s by Jean Cocteau, transforming it into a giant work of art. * Menton is home to at least half a dozen beaches