With a beautiful and perfectly preserved walled town at its heart, Valbonne is an much-loved area by locals and ex-pats alike, with the population of Valbonne (including its surrounds) being around 14 000.
Included in the affluent and international population of greater Valbonne are many who work in the “Silicon Valley” of France, Sophia Antipolis, a technological science park and education centre conceived and built in the 1970’s. Sophia Antipolis, adjacent to Valbonne, has contributed enormously to the growth and popularity of the village without spoiling it. Properties and homes are spacious, and the villas and country houses are of a quality and a stature which is in keeping with the very up-market area they are a part of.
Sophia Antipolis is a professional hub of Universities and approximately 1000 companies, employing a working international population of 30,000.
The centre of Valbonne is just 25 minutes from Cannes and only 20 minutes from Nice International Airport; ease of access to Valbonne is therefore a huge advantage to its affluent residential population.
The pedestrian Old Town at the heart of Valbonne is beautifully maintained and surrounded on all its sides by ramparts of houses built in a defensive circle. Vines and colourful bougainvillea cascade in all the streets and alleyways, and everywhere are restaurants and chic and charming little shops and galleries.
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