Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes

Beausoleil is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in Southeastern France. It adjoins the Principality of Monaco to its south. The commune of Beausoleil was established in 1904; it was supposed to be named Monte-Carlo Supérieur for a time but the idea was abandoned after protests from Monégasque authorities.