Lantosque
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Lantosque
Lantosca (Occitan) | |
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 A view of the village of Lantosque, with the church of Saint-Pons in the upper right | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lantosque  | |
  Lantosque  Lantosque | |
| Coordinates: 43°58′28″N 7°18′47″E / 43.9744°N 7.3131°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) | Jean Thaon[1] |
| Area 1 | 44.76 km2 (17.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,200 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06074 /06450 |
| Elevation | 335–2,000 m (1,099–6,562 ft) (avg. 512 m or 1,680 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lantosque (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃tɔsk]; Italian formerly and Occitan: Lantosca) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
Lantosque is one of sixteen picturesque villages grouped together by the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur tourist office on the Route des Villages Perchés (Route of Perched Villages) itinerary, together with Aspremont, Carros, Castagniers, Coaraze, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.[3]
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,057 | — |
| 1975 | 884 | −2.52% |
| 1982 | 772 | −1.92% |
| 1990 | 972 | +2.92% |
| 1999 | 1,019 | +0.53% |
| 2009 | 1,303 | +2.49% |
| 2014 | 1,316 | +0.20% |
| 2020 | 1,206 | −1.44% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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.
- ^ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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