Guillaumes

Guillaumes

A view within Guillaumes

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Guillaumes

Coordinates: 44°05′29″N 6°51′15″E / 44.0914°N 6.8542°E / 44.0914; 6.8542Coordinates: 44°05′29″N 6°51′15″E / 44.0914°N 6.8542°E / 44.0914; 6.8542
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Nice
Canton Guillaumes
Intercommunality Cians Var
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Paul David
Area1 87.02 km2 (33.60 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 689
  Density 7.9/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 06071 / 06470
Elevation 679–2,582 m (2,228–8,471 ft)
(avg. 792 m or 2,598 ft)

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.

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

It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860 as Guglielmi.

Geography

The commune is situated along the river Var, and at the beginning of the Gorges de Daluis.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962562    
1968594+5.7%
1975558−6.1%
1982546−2.2%
1990533−2.4%
1999589+10.5%
2008694+17.8%

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