Coaraze
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 An overall view of the village of Coaraze | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Contes |
| Intercommunality | Nice-Côte d'Azur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Monique Giraud-Lazari |
Area 1 | 17.14 km2 (6.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 729 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06043 /06390 |
| Elevation | 313–1,414 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 (Template:Lang-oc) 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 421 | — |
| 1968 | 513 | +21.9% |
| 1975 | 327 | −36.3% |
| 1982 | 463 | +41.6% |
| 1990 | 540 | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 654 | +21.1% |
| 2008 | 729 | +11.5% |
Its inhabitants are called Coaraziens.
Tourism
Coaraze is one of thirteen villages grouped together by the Communauté d'agglomération de Nice-Côte d'Azur tourist department as the Route des Villages Perchés (Route of Perched Villages). The others are: Aspremont, Castagniers, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, La Roquette, Levens, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet and Tourrette-Levens.[1]
Coaraze is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (most beautiful villages of France) association.
Personalities
See also
References
- ^ Booklet The route of perched villages, Communaute Nice Côte d'Azur, 2007
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