La Roquette-sur-Siagne
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La Roquette-sur-Siagne | |
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 The church of La Roquette-sur-Siagne | |
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Location of La Roquette-sur-Siagne  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | Mougins |
| Intercommunality | Pôle Azur Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | André Roatta |
Area 1 | 6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 4,976 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Roquettans |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06108 /06550 |
| Elevation | 6–170 m (20–558 ft) (avg. 148 m or 486 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Roquette-sur-Siagne is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 1,241 | — |
| 1968 | 1,670 | +34.6% |
| 1975 | 2,006 | +20.1% |
| 1982 | 2,554 | +27.3% |
| 1990 | 3,642 | +42.6% |
| 1999 | 4,445 | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 4,976 | +11.9% |
Tourism
La Roquette 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, Coaraze, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Levens, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet and Tourrette-Levens.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Booklet The route of perched villages, Communaute Nice Côte d'Azur, 2007
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