Lantosque

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

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

Lantosque Lantosca (Occitan)
Commune
An view of the village of Lantosque, with the church of Saint-Pons in the upper right
Coat of arms
Location of Lantosque
(2020–2026)		Jean Thaon^[1]
Area ¹	44.76 km² (17.28 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	1,200
• Density	27/km² (69/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06074 /06450
Elevation	335–2,000 m (1,099–6,562 ft) (avg. 512 m or 1,680 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lantosque (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃tɔsk]; Italian formerly and Occitan: Lantosca) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

Lantosque is one of sixteen picturesque villages grouped together by the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur tourist office on the Route des Villages Perchés (Route of Perched Villages) itinerary, together with Aspremont, Carros, Castagniers, Coaraze, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,057	—
1975	884	−2.52%
1982	772	−1.92%
1990	972	+2.92%
1999	1,019	+0.53%
2009	1,303	+2.49%
2014	1,316	+0.20%
2020	1,206	−1.44%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

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