Coaraze
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| Coordinates: 43°51′54″N 7°17′45″E / 43.865°N 7.2958°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Contes |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays des Paillons |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Monique Giraud-Lazzari[1] |
| Area 1 | 17.14 km2 (6.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 817 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/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 (French pronunciation: [kɔaʁaz]; Occitan: Coarasa; Italian: Coarazza) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 513 | — |
| 1975 | 327 | −6.23% |
| 1982 | 463 | +5.09% |
| 1990 | 540 | +1.94% |
| 1999 | 654 | +2.15% |
| 2009 | 732 | +1.13% |
| 2014 | 811 | +2.07% |
| 2020 | 821 | +0.20% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Its inhabitants are called Coaraziens in French.
Tourism
[edit]Coaraze is one of sixteen villages grouped together by the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur tourist department as the Route des Villages Perchés (Route of Perched Villages). The others are: Aspremont, Carros, Castagniers, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.[4]
Coaraze is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (most beautiful villages of France) association.
Personalities
[edit]- Jean Cocteau
- Jules Engel
- Paul Vérola: poète, écrivain, cousin du Tsar par alliance
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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.
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