Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée
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Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée | |
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 A view of the village from the hillside to the east | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée | |
  Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée  Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée | |
| Coordinates: 44°15′28″N 6°55′31″E / 44.2578°N 6.9253°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) | Colette Fabron[1] |
Area 1 | 173.81 km2 (67.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,289 |
| • Density | 7.416/km2 (19.21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06120 /06660 |
| Elevation | 949–3,027 m (3,114–9,931 ft) (avg. 1,142 m or 3,747 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿etjɛn də tine], literally Saint-Étienne of Tinée; Italian: Santo Stefano di Tinea; Vivaro-Alpine: Sant Estève d'en Tiniá) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860.
Auron
[edit]| Auron | |
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 General view of Auron village | |
 Auron Location within France  Auron Location within Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur  Auron Location within Alps | |
| Location | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Nearest city | Nice, France |
| Coordinates | 44°13′30″N 06°55′51″E / 44.22500°N 6.93083°E |
| Vertical | c. 850 metres (2,790 ft) |
| Top elevation | 2,452 metres (8,045 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) |
| Trails | Black: 9 Red: 15 Blue: 16 Green: 3 43 Total (135 kilometres (84 mi)) |
| Longest run | 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) |
| Lift system | 3 Gondola lifts 9 Chair lifts 3 Button lifts 1 Rope lift 18 Total |
| Lift capacity | c. 21,000 pph |
| Terrain parks | Snowpark |
| Snowmaking | Snow cannons |
| Night skiing | Occasionally on one slope |
| Website | Auron.com |
The ski resort of Auron is located on the territory of the commune, and linked to the village of Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée directly by a gondola lift.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,549 | — |
| 1975 | 1,700 | +1.34% |
| 1982 | 1,780 | +0.66% |
| 1990 | 1,783 | +0.02% |
| 1999 | 1,528 | −1.70% |
| 2007 | 1,320 | −1.81% |
| 2012 | 1,298 | −0.34% |
| 2017 | 1,531 | +3.36% |
| 2023 | 1,289 | −2.83% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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