La Colle-sur-Loup

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La Colle-sur-Loup
Commune
A view over the village of La Colle-sur-Loup
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 43°41′14″N 7°06′16″E / 43.6872°N 7.1044°E / 43.6872; 7.1044Coordinates: 43°41′14″N 7°06′16″E / 43.6872°N 7.1044°E / 43.6872; 7.1044
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Grasse
Canton	Villeneuve-Loubet
Intercommunality	CA Sophia Antipolis
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Bernard Mion
Area 1	9.82 km2 (3.79 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	7,887
• Density	800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06044 /06480
Elevation	10–351 m (33–1,152 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Colle-sur-Loup (French pronunciation: ​[la kɔl syʁ lu]; Occitan: Sa Còla de Lop) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Population[]

Notable residents[]

• Jean-François-Maxime Raybaud (1795–1894), a philhellene officer, writer, and a participant in the War of Independence of Greece.
• Bernard Collomb (1930–2011), race car driver, lived in the town after his retirement from racing
• Daniel Pennac (born 1944), writer, spent part of his childhood in the town
• Jean-Pierre Teisseire (born 1940), politician and professional football player, was born in La Colle-sur-Loup

See also[]

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References[]

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