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La Roquette-sur-Var

Coordinates: 43°49′45″N 7°11′59″E / 43.8292°N 7.1997°E / 43.8292; 7.1997
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La Roquette-sur-Var
La Roquette-sur-Var from across the hillside
La Roquette-sur-Var from across the hillside
Coat of arms of La Roquette-sur-Var
Location of La Roquette-sur-Var
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La Roquette-sur-Var is located in France
La Roquette-sur-Var
La Roquette-sur-Var
La Roquette-sur-Var is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
La Roquette-sur-Var
La Roquette-sur-Var
Coordinates: 43°49′45″N 7°11′59″E / 43.8292°N 7.1997°E / 43.8292; 7.1997
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonTourrette-Levens
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nicole Labbe[1]
Area
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3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
945
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06109 /06670
Elevation108–600 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.

La Roquette-sur-Var (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔkɛt syʁ vaʁ], literally La Roquette on Var; Occitan: Sa Roqueta de Var; Italian: Rocchetta di Varo) 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.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 537—    
1975 506−0.85%
1982 565+1.59%
1990 660+1.96%
1999 820+2.44%
2009 952+1.50%
2014 890−1.34%
2020 954+1.16%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE