Larvotto

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Larvotto ({{langx|fr|Le Larvotto}} {{IPA|fr|lə laʁvɔto|}}; {{langx|lij-MC|Larvotu}} {{IPA|lij|laɾˈvɔtu|}}), also known as Larvotto/Bas Moulins, is the easternmost ward in the Principality of Monaco. It is part of the quarter of Monte Carlo.{{Cite web |url=http://en.gouv.mc/Policy-Practice/The-Economy/Analysis-and-Statistics/Publications/Population-census |title=Census |access-date=20 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604103941/http://en.gouv.mc/Policy-Practice/The-Economy/Analysis-and-Statistics/Publications/Population-census |archive-date=4 June 2014 |url-status=live }} It has an estimated surface area of {{convert|21.8|ha}} and access to the Mediterranean Sea. In 2008, it had a population of 5.443, making it the most populated ward in Monaco.

Geography

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Larvotto is northeast of Monte Carlo and La Rousse. It borders Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, to the northeast.

The Grimaldi Forum, a conference and congress centre, is located on the seafront of Larvotto.

Avenue Princesse Grace, located alongside Larvotto Beach, was the world's most expensive street to live on.{{Cite web |url=http://www.overseaspropertymall.com/luxury-property/the-10-most-expensive-streets-in-the-world-2011-update/ |title=The 10 Most Expensive Streets in the World [2011 Update] – Overseas Property Blog :: guide to international real estate investment |access-date=20 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020165126/http://www.overseaspropertymall.com/luxury-property/the-10-most-expensive-streets-in-the-world-2011-update/ |archive-date=20 October 2011 |url-status=live }} The average apartment was {{convert|6970|$/sqft|$/m2}}.{{Cite web |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/2008/08/05/the-10-most-expensive-streets-in-the-world/ |title=The 10 Most Expensive Streets in the World – The Wealth Report – WSJ |work=Wall Street Journal |date=5 August 2008 |access-date=4 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016121616/http://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/2008/08/05/the-10-most-expensive-streets-in-the-world/ |archive-date=16 October 2016 |url-status=live |last1=Frank |first1=Robert }}{{Cite web |url= https://www.theguardian.com/money/2009/jul/22/worlds-most-expensive-streets |title= Credit crunch reaches world's most expensive streets {{!}} Money {{!}} guardian.co.uk |website= TheGuardian.com |date= 22 July 2009 |access-date=15 December 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170329034504/https://www.theguardian.com/money/2009/jul/22/worlds-most-expensive-streets |archive-date=29 March 2017 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url= http://www.nicematin.com/article/monaco/princesse-grace-%C2%AB-rue-la-plus-chere-du-monde-%C2%BB.234118.html |title=Princesse-Grace, " rue la plus chère du monde " {{!}} Nice-Matin |access-date= 19 August 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121122144224/http://www.nicematin.com/article/monaco/princesse-grace-%C2%AB-rue-la-plus-chere-du-monde-%C2%BB.234118.html |archive-date= 22 November 2012 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url= http://www.montecarlo-realestate.com/en/quartiers/ |title=Real Estate Monaco Monte-Carlo |access-date=20 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101193429/http://www.montecarlo-realestate.com/en/quartiers |archive-date=1 November 2011 |url-status=live }} The Japanese Garden is a municipal park on the Avenue Princesse Grace.

= Fauna and flora =

At the end of 2016, to prepare the seabed for the construction of the new neighborhood called Le Portier, posidonia plates and lithophilic rocks{{clarify|date=December 2021}} were transplanted to the Larvotto seabed. Some 47 large Nacres{{clarify|date=December 2021}} were also moved to the Larvotto seabed.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Clémentine Thiberge, Pour s'agrandir, Monaco lance un chantier d'urbanisation en mer|url=https://www.fpa2.org/_admin/files/documents/fr/documentfr-20170314105602000000.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}

= Demography =

Le Larvotto is the most densely populated district of the principality, and the second largest, after Fontvieille. The quality of life, due in part to the large number of parks, makes Larvotto a very popular walking area for both Monegasque and foreign tourists. This explains why property prices are between 10% and 20% higher than in the neighbouring districts.{{Cite web|title=Overseas Property Mall – News Reviews and Property|url=http://www.overseaspropertymall.com/|access-date=13 September 2020|language=en-US}}

= Submarine reserve =

The Larvotto and Portier Coastal Reserve is a Ramsar zone of about 0.23 km²{{Cite web|title=Réserve sous-marine du Larvotto|url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/reserve-sous-marine-du-larvotto-ramsar-site-wetland-of-international-importance|access-date=13 September 2020|website=Protected Planet}} consisting of a coastal area with a rocky bottom about 10 meters deep in the western part. In the eastern part of the reserve there are beaches and artificial rocky protection works with important Posidonia oceanica meadows. The area is an ideal refuge for the different species of fish in the area. Although there are development projects near the western part, the protected beaches are only used for recreational activities. The coastal waters of the reserve are closed to tourism and serve as a place for limited environmental education and as a base for numerous scientific studies.{{Cite web|title=Réserve sous-marine du Larvotto {{!}} Service d'information sur les Sites Ramsar|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/fr/ris/918|access-date=13 September 2020|website=rsis.ramsar.org}}

Tourism

Despite its predominantly residential character, the district includes several hotels, as well as the Sporting Monte-Carlo. The last Monegasque beach accessible to the public is there (since the closure of the "Portier" beach).

Trivia

Larvotto, including the outside views of Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort, was a filming location for a music video by singer Yuri Shatunov for the song "Тет а тет".

Notable residents

Philip Green; English businessman (in the Roccabella high-rise on Avenue Princesse Grace){{cite news|last1=Metcalf|first1=Tom|title=Monaco Murders Reveal Six Hidden Real Estate Billionaires|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-10-16/monaco-murders-reveal-six-hidden-real-estate-billionaires|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=16 October 2014 |accessdate=28 December 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303152136/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-10-16/monaco-murders-reveal-six-hidden-real-estate-billionaires|archivedate=3 March 2017}}
Shirley Bassey; Welsh singer (in the Roccabella high-rise on Avenue Princesse Grace)
Thor Hushovd; Norwegian cyclist{{cite web|title=LITTLE BIG PORTRAIT of THOR HUSHOVD|url=http://www.littlebigmonaco.com/littlebig-portrait-thor-hushovd.html|website=Little Big Monaco|accessdate=28 December 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625165148/http://www.littlebigmonaco.com/littlebig-portrait-thor-hushovd.html|archivedate=25 June 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Nupen|first1=Alexander|title=Slik tråkker han til etter profflivet|url=http://polopoly.prod.agp.cloud.atex.com:8080/preview/www/2.644/2.657/1.1327946|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228053204/http://polopoly.prod.agp.cloud.atex.com:8080/preview/www/2.644/2.657/1.1327946|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 December 2017|website=Agderposten|accessdate=28 December 2017}}

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