Cannes Facts:
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Every Summer, Cannes hosts the Cannes Film Festival.
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On 3 November 201, Cannes hosted the 2011 G20 summit.
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The city is known for its association with the rich and famous, its luxury hotels and restaurants, and for several conferences.
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Cannes is twinned with: Acapulco, Mexico; Beverly Hills, California, USA; Kensington and Chelsea, United Kingdom; Madrid, Spain & Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
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By the 2nd century BC, the Ligurian Oxybii established a settlement here known as Aegitna.
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Cannes population is 74,285, as of 2015.
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Cannes has friendship pacts with Florence, Italy; Gstaad, Saanen, Switzerland; Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; Moscow, Russia; Papeete, French Polynesia; Tel Aviv, Israel & Turin, Italy.
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Cannes is a city located on the French Riviera.
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Cannes hosts the Cannes Mandelieu Space Center, headquarters of Thales Alenia Space, the first European satellite manufacturer.
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The economic environment is based on tourism, business fairs, trade, and aviation.