Menton French Riviera - Practical Informations

Population

The population of Menton remained stable between the censuses of 1990 and 1999: approximately 30,000 inhabitants. The population of Menton is getting younger and the number of jobholders is increasing. During festivities and the holiday’s Menton can welcome more than 80,000 people at one time.

Climate

The privileged situation between sea and mountains gives Menton the reputation as the most temperate city in France; its climate is considered sub-tropical. Menton is in fact, sheltered from the wind by the Mont Angel to the West and by the foothills of the Alps to the North and Northeast. The winters are mild and sunny the Thermometer rarely goes below 0°C, the lowest average temperature is 11,3°C in January. The luxurious tropical vegetation such as the palm trees, lemon trees, banana (...)

Geography

Menton is the most eastern city of the French Riviera being situated on the French-Italian border, between Monaco and Italy, nestling in the heart of a bay, which stretches from Mortola to the east and Cap-Martin to the west. Directly behind the city and to either side the mountains loom majestically, both ends of which descend into the sea the peaks of which being : Mont Agel (1149m), Mont Ours (1249m) and the Berceau (...)

Parking

Open air Car-parks (paying) • Parking du Bastion : 119 places • Place Fornari : 33 places • Place Fontana : 18 places • Marché du Careï north and south :64 places de 14 à 20h • Parking Florette : 20 places Park Metre Zones in the Town Centre • 1250 places in winter/1550 in summer (01/06 au 30/09) "Européenne de stationnement" • Parking Loredan-Larchey Tél. 04 92 10 23 25 Seasonal Car-Parks (du 01/06 au 30/09) • parking place d’Armes (paying) : 86 places • parking des Sablettes (paying) : 215 (...)

Coming to Menton

By Air Nice-Côte d’Azur Airport Tel. 00.33.(0)4.93.21.30.30 Nice-Côte d’Azur Airport is approximately half an hour from Menton by the Motorway. Nice-Côte d’Azur Airport has direct flights or connections to most of the major cities in the world. click to see the website of the airport Rent a Car / Taxi Taxis are available just outside the airport Rent-A-Car Companies can be found in the Airport Carpark, companies such as : Ada 04 93 21 36 47 Terminal 1 04 93 21 42 50 Terminal 2 Avis (...)