Nice is the capital of the French Alpes-Maritimes (06 provinces) of the French province of Rgion Provence-Alpes-Cte-d'Azur (Provence or PACA). There are two prefecture-level administrative units (one provincial capital and one secondary provincial capital) in the province. Nice is a municipality in the Alpes-Maritimes and the provincial capital of the province, and the administrative centre of the Arrondissement de Nice (Chef-lieu). According to the latest French administrative division plan in 2015, the Nice region consists of 12 complete counties (Canton) and some of the other 2 districts and counties, with a total of 101 towns with a total area of 3,067 km2 and a total population of 522,291. People (2012 data) It is worth noting that in France, the division of regions and counties is mainly for voting or elections, and there is not much practical effect, and the daily municipal construction and management is mainly District, "province" or "town" coordination is responsible.