Abstract
Its location at the very end of the French continental on the border with Italy, Nice may be associated with the immigration crisis (as a border region) or, possibly, terrorism in the form of the horrific truck attack on 14 July 2016. But Nice is also a city with a long history and a rather complex identity; own, but also shared, positive and negative ...
That is why the text focuses not only on the history of Nice and its surroundings, but especially on the issue of Nice identity with emphasis on the current situation.