Saint Laurent du Var

Saint Laurent du Var is a commune in the Alpes Maritimes department in the Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur region on the French Riviera. The town was founded in the 11th century when an hospice was founded under Saint Lawrence's protection. The main activity was to help passengers to cross the Var, which became a border between from Kingdom of France to Nice in 1481. St. Laurent is the second largest suburb of the city of Nice, after Cagnes sur-Mer, in the urban community of Nice Côte d'Azur. It lies adjacent to it on the west side on the other side of the river Var.