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Location
Côte d’Azur, France.

Dialling code
33.

Population
70,400 (city).

Time zone
GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October).

Electricity
220 volts AC, 50Hz; round two-pin plugs are standard.

Average January temperatures
11.5°C (53°F).

Average July temperatures
23.5°C (74°F).

Annual rainfall
857mm (33.8 inches).

Language
Introduction
Nowadays, most Cannois speak French with a lilting
southern accent. However, the inhabitants of Cannes spoke Cannois, a variant of Provençal-Maritime until 1914, when the language was banned to promote the speaking of French. 95% of place names in Cannes derive from this branch of Provençal, the language of southern France. Suquet means ‘hill-top’ in Cannois and Forville means outside the town. To hear Cannois nowadays, one needs to listen to the small fishing community at the Vieux Port and the boules players at the Allées de la Liberté who call boules ‘bocho’ and the jack ‘boulien’; ‘au revoir’ becomes ‘à si revèire’ and ‘adieu’ ‘adessias’.

Phrases

Yes - Oui
No - Non
Hello - Bonjour
Goodbye - Au revoir
Please - S’il vous plaît
Thank you - Merci
My name is … -Je m’appelle ...
How are you? - Comment ça va?
I’m very well - Ça va bien
I feel ill - Je ne me sens pas bien
How much does it cost? - Combien est-ce que ça coûte?
Do you speak English? - Est-ce que vous parlez anglais?
I don’t understand - Je ne comprends pas
Where is …? - Où est …?
Entrance - Entrée
Exit - Sortie
Danger - Danger
Open - Ouvert
Closed - Fermé
Toilets - Toilettes
Doctor - Médecin
Hotel - Hôtel
Restaurant - Restaurant
Beer - Bière
Wine - Vin
Menu - Menu
Today - Aujourd’hui
Tomorrow - Demain
Monday - Lundi
Tuesday - Mardi
Wednesday - Mercredi
Thursday - Jeudi
Friday - Vendredi
Saturday - Samedi
Sunday - Dimanche
One - Un (Une)
Two - Deux
Three - Trois
Four - Quatre
Five - Cinq
Six - Six
Seven - Sept
Eight - Huit
Nine - Neuf
Ten - Dix
Twenty - Vingt
Thirty - Trente
Forty - Quarante
Fifty - Cinquante
Sixty - Soixante
Seventy - Soixante-dix
Eighty - Quatre-vingt
Ninety - Quatre-vingt dix
One Hundred - Cent
One Thousand - Mille



Cost of Living:

1 Euro (€1) = £0.94; US$1.37; C$1.66; A$1.93
Currency conversion rates as of January 2009

Special Events:

MIDEM (International Market for Records and Musical Publishing)
January
Palais des Festivals
Website: www.midem.com

Cannes Shopping Festival
January
Various venues
Website: www.cannesshoppingfestival.com

Festival de Cannes
May
Major international film festival.
Palais des Festivals
Website: www.festival-cannes.fr 

Musical Nights of Le Suquet
July
Notre Dame de l’Espérance Church, Le Suquet

Summer in Cannes
July-August
Street festival.
Throughout the city

International Festival of Pleasure Boating
September
Vieux Port
Website: www.cannesboatshow.com

International Dance Festival
December
Palais des Festivals
Website: www.festivaldedanse-cannes.com

Antique Dealers in Cannes
December-January
Antiques festival.
Palm Beach


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