La Colle-sur-Loup

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Coat of arms

Location of La Colle-sur-Loup

(2020–2026) Jean-Bernard Mion^[1]Area

9.82 km² (3.79 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

8,084 • Density820/km² (2,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

06044 /06480

Elevation10–351 m (33–1,152 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Colle-sur-Loup (French pronunciation: [la kɔl syʁ lu]; Occitan: Sa Còla de Lop) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,611	—
1975	3,700	+5.11%
1982	4,749	+3.63%
1990	6,025	+3.02%
1999	6,697	+1.18%
2007	7,546	+1.50%
2012	7,726	+0.47%
2017	7,838	+0.29%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Notable residents

Jean-François-Maxime Raybaud (1795–1894), a philhellene officer, writer, and a participant in the War of Independence of Greece.
Bernard Collomb (1930–2011), race car driver, lived in the town after his retirement from racing
Daniel Pennac (born 1944), writer, spent part of his childhood in the town
Jean-Pierre Teisseire (born 1940), politician and professional football player, was born in La Colle-sur-Loup

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE