Grasse

Grasse
Grassa (Occitan)
A view of Grasse
A view of Grasse
Coat of arms of Grasse
Location of Grasse
Grasse is located in France
Grasse
Grasse
Location within France
Grasse is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Grasse
Grasse
Location within Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°40′00″N 6°55′00″E / 43.6667°N 6.9167°E / 43.6667; 6.9167
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementGrasse
CantonGrasse-1 and 2
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Grasse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jérôme Viaud (LR)
Area
1
44.44 km2 (17.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
50,970
 • Density1,147/km2 (2,971/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06069 /06130
Elevation80–1,061 m (262–3,481 ft)
(avg. 333 m or 1,093 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Grasse (French pronunciation: [ɡʁas]; Provençal Occitan: Grassa in classical norm or Grasso in Mistralian norm [ˈɡɾasɔ]; traditional Italian: Grassa) is the only subprefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region on the French Riviera.

Considered the world's capital of perfume, Grasse obtained two flowers in the Concours des villes et villages fleuris and was made Ville d'Art et d'Histoire (City of Art and History).