Coaraze

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Coat of arms of Coaraze
Coat of arms
Location of Coaraze
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(2020–2026) Monique Giraud-Lazzari[1]Area
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17.14 km2 (6.62 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
817 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
06043 /06390
Elevation313–1,414 m (1,027–4,639 ft)
(avg. 620 m or 2,030 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coaraze (French pronunciation: [kɔaʁaz]; Occitan: Coarasa; Italian: Coarazza) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Geography

Coaraze is a small village in the Nice hinterland, in the valley of the River Paillon. The closest town is Contes, 8 km (5.0 mi) away.

The village itself is built on a sandstone mount at the foot of Mount Férion (1,414 metres or 4,660 feet (1,420 m) high).

History

Erected as a baronnie in 1629, Coaraze was under Spanish administration from 1744 to 1748. In the nineteenth century the old trail was replaced by a road.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 513—    
1975 327−6.23%
1982 463+5.09%
1990 540+1.94%
1999 654+2.15%
2009 732+1.13%
2014 811+2.07%
2020 821+0.20%
Source: INSEE[3]

Its inhabitants are called Coaraziens in French.

Tourism

Coaraze 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, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.[4]

Coaraze is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (most beautiful villages of France) association.

Personalities

See also

References

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.
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