La Roquette-sur-Var
La Roquette-sur-Var | |
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 La Roquette-sur-Var from across the hillside | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of La Roquette-sur-Var | |
  La Roquette-sur-Var Location within France  La Roquette-sur-Var Location within Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Coordinates: 43°49′45″N 7°11′59″E / 43.8292°N 7.1997°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Tourrette-Levens |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicole Labbe[1] |
Area 1 | 3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 921 |
| • Density | 231/km2 (598/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06109 /06670 |
| Elevation | 108–600 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 537 | — |
| 1975 | 506 | −0.85% |
| 1982 | 565 | +1.59% |
| 1990 | 660 | +1.96% |
| 1999 | 820 | +2.44% |
| 2007 | 928 | +1.56% |
| 2012 | 897 | −0.68% |
| 2017 | 940 | +0.94% |
| 2023 | 921 | −0.34% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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