Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes

Beausoleil is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department of the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region in southeastern France, built on a hillside directly above the Principality of Monaco, which adjoins it to the south. It was created as a commune in 1904 and was briefly to be called Monte-Carlo Superieur until Monegasque authorities objected. Its streets run into those of Monaco so closely that on some of them one side of the road is French and the other Monegasque, and the two form a single cross-border urban area; there have been no border controls since 1963. Many residents work in Monaco, so the commune functions partly as a dormitory town. Local sights include the Gustave Eiffel covered market, the Sanctuary of Saint Joseph and the Fontdivina fountain and wash house.