La Roquette-sur-Var
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La Roquette-sur-Var (Occitan: Sa Roqueta de Var) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. It is one of sixteen villages grouped together by the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur tourist department as the Route des Villages Perchés (Route of Perched Villages). The others are: Aspremont, Carros, Castagniers, Coaraze, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.[2]
La Roquette-sur-Var | |
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 La Roquette-sur-Var from across the hillside | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of La Roquette-sur-Var  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°49′45″N 7°11′59″E / 43.8292°N 7.1997°ECoordinates: 43°49′45″N 7°11′59″E / 43.8292°N 7.1997°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Tourrette-Levens |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Raybaut |
| Area 1 | 3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 940 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06109 /06670 |
| Elevation | 108–600 m (354–1,969 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
PopulationEdit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1982 | 565 | — |
| 1990 | 660 | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 820 | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 949 | +15.7% |
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.
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