They’re here, officially: On Sunday, Mayor Christian Estrosi of Nice, France, presented one of the birth certificates of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s twins on the steps of Nice’s Fondation Lenval hospital, where son Knox Léon and daughter Vivienne Marcheline were born Saturday. The typed certificate revealed that Knox was born at 6:27 p.m. on July 12. Sister Vivienne came within a minute of that time, Dr. Michel Sussmann tells PEOPLE. The document also showed the Mayor’s signature, as well as Pitt’s initials, the letters WBP representing his full name, William Bradley Pitt. The mayor entered the hospital at 3:24 p.m. to oversee the signing, telling PEOPLE, “It’s a pride to Nice and all its citizens.” Knox is the 3,702 registered birth certificate in Nice for 2008. In welcoming the twins, Estrosi told reporters, “On behalf of the inhabitants of Nice, I congratulate the happy parents, the most famous couple of the world who have chosen our city for this happy event.”

Clearly, the Mayor of Nice is very excited to claim the Jolie-Pitt twins as his own. After the jump, check out a close up of Knox Léon’s birth certificate …

Of course, the document is en française but you can still make out some of the information even if you can’t read French. It’s a happy day in Nice, France today … congrats again to the happy family AND the happy city those chosen babies were born in ;)

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It was previously reported that altho Angelina checked herself into the hospital last week, she is still “weeks away” from giving birth to her twin babies … and here we are, one week down and she still hasn’t brought forth the precious fruit of her very famous loins. Babydaddy Brad Pitt has been showing up at Lenval Hospital for daily visits with his pregs lady (sometimes bringing the kids along with him) but he’s not doing all of his waiting at the hospital … he’s been passing the time with a couple of famous friends as well. After the jump, check out a few pics of the famous friends that Brad has been hanging out with over the past couple of days …

Here are pics of Brad, with son Pax Thien, chillin’ with Robert de Niro and Bono at the U2 frontman’s home in Eze-sur-Mer, France yesterday afternoon:

HMM … I can’t help but notice that huge gold ring on Brad’s ringfinger. I’m sure he’s worn it before but we know that Brangelina remain unwed … I wonder why no one has asked him about any commitment ceremony that the couple might’ve enjoyed. In any event, it looks like we’re still a while away from the birth of the Brangelina twins — but you never really know … those young’ns could come along any day, I suppose. Again, I’m lobbying the fates to bring forth those babies on July 12. I understand it’s a great day for a birthday :)

UPDATE: People magazine is reporting that the hospital is refuting the validity of the pics supposedly taken into Angelina’s hospital room:

The hospital in Nice, France, where Jolie, 33, is staying as she awaits the birth of her twins has coated the windows of her room with special insulating material that cameras cannot see through, the Associated Press reports. The news comes after several photographs – allegedly of Jolie and Brad Pitt – have surfaced. “It is impossible to see into Mr. Brad Pitt and Mrs. Angelina Jolie’s room,” a rep for the Fondation Lenval hospital said in a statement. “So any picture released are either posed fakes set up by paparazzi or they are pictures of other patients. We hope this is clearly understood out of respect for all patients in this clinic.”

HMMM … I dunno … the photos do look a lot like they are of Angelina and Brad … here is the uncropped version of the Angelina photo:

And here is another pic of “Brad” pulling down the screen over the window:

I find it hard to believe that the photo would be faked, I mean, why? The photos aren’t anything special or even valuable. Click HERE to see the obvs fake photos that are going around. I suppose it’s possible that the photo has been faked but what is more likely is that, if it’s not them, it must be other people in the same hospital. Personally, I think the hospital is just trying to cover their butt. The pics look genuine to me … but, who really knows.

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Doctor Michel Sussmann said Jolie is doing fine. He spoke at a short news conference Wednesday in Nice, where Jolie is hospitalized. Asked when Jolie is expected to have her twins, he replied “in the weeks to come.” Sussmann stressed that Jolie checked into the hospital to be kept under surveillance, not because of any medical emergency.

Mebbe Angelina will be able to hold out until her August due date after all. I don’t imagine it’s very much fun having to stay at a hospital for weeks prior to giving birth but I’m sure Brangelina want to make sure that everything is done right in order to avoid any emergencies that might spring up at the last minute. And so … with the rest of the world, we wait …

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Angelina Jolie has checked into a hospital in the South of France in anticipation of giving birth to twins, the Associated Press reports. “There’s no urgency,” hospital representative Nadine Bauer tells the AP. “[Jolie's admittance has] been planned for a long time.” Bauer added, “She’s very well. Everything is fine.” Jolie and Brad Pitt are expecting their fifth and sixth children.

Urgency or not, Brad Pitt ain’t takin’ no chances … he is also settling in at the hospital to be with Angelina should the babies decide to pop out at any given time. Here are a couple pics of Brad’s arrival at the Lenval hospital earlier today:

Yeah, it looks like these babies are going to come well ahead of their August due date … they could come at any moment … and I don’t know why but I’m suddenly all excited and nervous for the impending birth of the Brangelina twins. EEEK!

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This from In Touch: Despite recent reports, Angelina Jolie has not yet given birth to her twins with Brad Pitt. In Touch has learned that the Wanted star did check into the Hospital Lenval’s Santa Maria clinic in Nice, France on June 30. “Ms. Jolie came to the hospital last night as part of a pre-planned rest period, before she gives birth,” Nadine Bauer, spokeswoman for the hospital tells In Touch. “The visit has been planned for a long time, there are no complications. She is just resting” Bauer adds. Angelina’s babies are expected to be delivered by French doctor Michele Sussmann and her regular OBGYN Jason Rothbart, who is due to fly to Europe later this week.

LOL … Angelina Jolie scratches her nose and folks start up the “she’s giving birth” reports. Have we learned nothing from the tragic misstep made last month by Entertainment Tonight who erroneously reported that not only did Angelina give birth but they held fast to their assertions even after Jolie released a statement denying their report. The babies will come … maybe this week, maybe next week … people need to chill out for a sec and let the woman birth her babies in peace.

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