Short answers, pulled from the story.
Golfe-Juan sits on the Côte d'Azur, a stretch of coastline in southern France. This seaside resort belongs to the commune of Vallauris within the Grasse arrondissement and falls under the Alpes-Maritimes department and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
On the 1st of March 1815, Napoléon Bonaparte landed at Golfe-Juan after escaping exile on the island of Elba. His return to Paris marked the beginning of the Hundred Days campaign that would end at Waterloo.
A unique local identity exists here through the demonym Golfe-Juanais applied to its inhabitants. This specific naming convention distinguishes residents from those living elsewhere along the French Riviera.
The area serves passengers via the Golfe Juan-Vallauris railway station which connects the coastal resort to other destinations along the French Riviera. The station bears both names reflecting its location between Golfe-Juan and Vallauris.
Paul Signac created a pointillist painting titled Golfe Juan in 1896 while he lived from 1863 until 1935 as a French neo-impressionist artist. The artwork depicts the same coastal location that later became famous for Napoleon's landing.