Le Cannet, or Le Cannet-Rocheville by its full name, is a municipality in the Alpes-Maritimes situated immediately north of Cannes, on which it borders. Perched about two kilometres from the Mediterranean, it overlooks the bay of Cannes and offers views of the Lérins islands and the Esterel massif. Its geography is that of an amphitheatre of hills, often compared to Rome for its seven heights, which has shaped a tiered settlement mixing an old Provençal village and hillside residences.
The historic heart, the Vieux Cannet, keeps its lanes with ochre facades, its chapels and the church, around the rue Saint-Sauveur, now a pedestrian and artistic thoroughfare. The painter Pierre Bonnard spent his last twenty-two years in Le Cannet, in his villa Le Bosquet; the town devoted a museum to him, opened in 2011, which reinforced its cultural identity. Around the village, the municipality developed into residential districts, from Rocheville, the most populous, up to the villa heights of the Haut Cannet.
This dual nature, a village of character and a residential suburb of Cannes, shapes a contrasted property market. The hills, facing the sea view and the villas, carry the highest prices, while the areas near the Cannes boundary and the collective-housing districts of the west remain more affordable. Demand stays supported by the immediate proximity of Cannes, the mildness of the living environment and the preserved character of the old village.
