Castagniers
| Castagniers | ||
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The monastery | ||
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  Castagniers | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Castagniers | ||
| Coordinates: 43°47′32″N 7°13′56″E / 43.7922°N 7.2322°ECoordinates: 43°47′32″N 7°13′56″E / 43.7922°N 7.2322°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Arrondissement | Nice | |
| Canton | Levens | |
| Intercommunality | Nice-Côte d'Azur | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-François Spinelli | |
| Area1 | 7.52 km2 (2.90 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,511 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06034 / 06670 | |
| Elevation |
68–881 m (223–2,890 ft) (avg. 382 m or 1,253 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Castagniers (Occitan: Castanhiers) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1960 | 692 | — |
| 1968 | 820 | +18.5% |
| 1975 | 958 | +16.8% |
| 1982 | 1,076 | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 1,234 | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 1,362 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 1,511 | +10.9% |
Tourism
Castagniers is one of thirteen villages grouped together by the Communauté d'agglomération de Nice-Côte d'Azur tourist department as the Route des Villages Perchés (Route of Perched Villages). The others are: Aspremont, Coaraze, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, La Roquette, Levens, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet and Tourrette-Levens.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Booklet The route of perched villages, Communaute Nice Côte d'Azur, 2007
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