Castagniers

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Castagniers
The monastery
The monastery
Coat of arms of Castagniers
Location of Castagniers
Castagniers is located in France
Castagniers
Castagniers
Coordinates: 43°47′32″N 7°13′56″E / 43.7922°N 7.2322°E / 43.7922; 7.2322Coordinates: 43°47′32″N 7°13′56″E / 43.7922°N 7.2322°E / 43.7922; 7.2322
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonTourrette-Levens
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-François Spinelli[1]
Area
1
7.52 km2 (2.90 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
1,635
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Castagnérenques
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06034 /06670
Elevation68–881 m (223–2,890 ft)
(avg. 382 m or 1,253 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Castagniers (Occitan: Castanhiers) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1960692—    
1968820+18.5%
1975958+16.8%
19821,076+12.3%
19901,234+14.7%
19991,362+10.4%
20081,511+10.9%

Tourism[]

Castagniers 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, Coaraze, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.


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