Roquestéron

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 Roquestéron

(2020–2026) Danielle Chabaud^[1]Area

6.47 km² (2.50 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

561 • Density87/km² (220/sq mi)DemonymRoquestéronnaisTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

06106 /06910

Elevation270–1,040 m (890–3,410 ft)
(avg. 340 m or 1,120 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roquestéron (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkɛsteʁɔ̃]; Occitan: Roquesteron; Italian: Roccasterone) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

History

It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860 as Roccasterone.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	422	—
1975	404	−0.62%
1982	428	+0.83%
1990	509	+2.19%
1999	478	−0.70%
2009	558	+1.56%
2014	574	+0.57%
2020	570	−0.12%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Climate

Roquestéron had a weather station between 1987 and 2008. It has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by volatile temperatures, heavy precipitation varied with dry spells, and high diurnal temperature variation.

Climate data for Roquestéron (1987–2008 normals & extremes)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	27.1 (80.8)	25.6 (78.1)	26.8 (80.2)	28.1 (82.6)	32.6 (90.7)	35.8 (96.4)	36.7 (98.1)	40.1 (104.2)	34.7 (94.5)	30.4 (86.7)	24.6 (76.3)	22.2 (72.0)	40.1 (104.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	11.6 (52.9)	13.8 (56.8)	17.0 (62.6)	18.6 (65.5)	23.4 (74.1)	27.3 (81.1)	30.7 (87.3)	31.1 (88.0)	26.2 (79.2)	21.0 (69.8)	15.0 (59.0)	11.2 (52.2)	20.6 (69.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.6 (42.1)	6.9 (44.4)	9.9 (49.8)	11.7 (53.1)	16.3 (61.3)	19.9 (67.8)	22.7 (72.9)	23.0 (73.4)	18.8 (65.8)	14.8 (58.6)	9.1 (48.4)	5.7 (42.3)	13.8 (56.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−0.5 (31.1)	-0.0 (32.0)	2.7 (36.9)	4.9 (40.8)	9.2 (48.6)	12.4 (54.3)	14.6 (58.3)	14.8 (58.6)	11.3 (52.3)	8.4 (47.1)	3.3 (37.9)	0.1 (32.2)	6.8 (44.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−8.5 (16.7)	−8.0 (17.6)	−9.3 (15.3)	−2.0 (28.4)	−0.6 (30.9)	4.7 (40.5)	8.0 (46.4)	8.0 (46.4)	3.0 (37.4)	−1.4 (29.5)	−7.1 (19.2)	−9.4 (15.1)	−9.4 (15.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	87.9 (3.46)	48.8 (1.92)	45.4 (1.79)	90.0 (3.54)	78.1 (3.07)	52.0 (2.05)	35.1 (1.38)	46.5 (1.83)	100.1 (3.94)	148.0 (5.83)	135.2 (5.32)	91.2 (3.59)	964.5 (37.97)
Average precipitation days	5.9	3.9	4.7	9.0	8.0	6.0	4.4	4.7	6.2	7.9	7.4	5.3	73.3
Source 1: Météo Climat ^[4]
Source 2: Météo Climat ^[5]

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.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "French climate normals 1981-2010". Météo Climat. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
^ "Climate extreme values for Roquesteron". Météo Climat. Retrieved 19 September 2018.