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Tourrette-Levens

Coordinates: 43°47′15″N 7°16′36″E / 43.7875°N 7.2767°E / 43.7875; 7.2767
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Tourrette-Levens
A view of Tourrette-Levens from the castle
A view of Tourrette-Levens from the castle
Coat of arms of Tourrette-Levens
Location of Tourrette-Levens
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Tourrette-Levens is located in France
Tourrette-Levens
Tourrette-Levens
Tourrette-Levens is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Tourrette-Levens
Tourrette-Levens
Coordinates: 43°47′15″N 7°16′36″E / 43.7875°N 7.2767°E / 43.7875; 7.2767
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonTourrette-Levens
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bertrand Gasiglia[1]
Area
1
16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,760
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
DemonymTourrettans
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06147 /06690
Elevation160–845 m (525–2,772 ft)
(avg. 390 m or 1,280 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tourrette-Levens (French pronunciation: [turɛt ləvɛ̃s]; Occitan: Torreta de Levens; Italian: Torretta Levenzo) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.[3]

Climate

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Climate data for Tourrette-Levens (2018-2024), altitude: 416 m
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.4
(52.5)
13.6
(56.5)
15.3
(59.5)
17.4
(63.3)
21.2
(70.2)
26.4
(79.5)
29.9
(85.8)
30.0
(86.0)
25.7
(78.3)
20.3
(68.5)
14.8
(58.6)
11.8
(53.2)
19.8
(67.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.5
(45.5)
9.2
(48.6)
10.7
(51.3)
12.7
(54.9)
16.4
(61.5)
21.2
(70.2)
24.3
(75.7)
24.6
(76.3)
20.8
(69.4)
16.0
(60.8)
11.2
(52.2)
8.4
(47.1)
15.3
(59.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.7
(38.7)
4.9
(40.8)
6.1
(43.0)
8.0
(46.4)
11.6
(52.9)
16.0
(60.8)
18.8
(65.8)
19.1
(66.4)
15.9
(60.6)
12.0
(53.6)
7.7
(45.9)
5.1
(41.2)
10.7
(51.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 38.4
(1.51)
53.5
(2.11)
62.6
(2.46)
65.3
(2.57)
59.0
(2.32)
35.9
(1.41)
15.8
(0.62)
20.4
(0.80)
32.4
(1.28)
96.0
(3.78)
96.1
(3.78)
97.2
(3.83)
672.6
(26.47)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2.8 3.8 4.6 7.2 6.3 4.2 2.8 2.3 4.3 7.5 8.5 6.7 61
Mean monthly sunshine hours 102.9 121.7 151.5 146.4 148.7 157.1 178.0 149.0 139.0 99.6 75.5 68.7 1,538.1
Source: Infoclimat[4][5]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,650—    
1975 2,644−0.03%
1982 3,004+1.84%
1990 3,412+1.60%
1999 4,116+2.11%
2007 4,709+1.70%
2012 4,786+0.32%
2017 4,951+0.68%
Source: INSEE[6]

Tourism

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Tourrette-Levens 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, Coaraze, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet and Utelle.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune de Tourrette-Levens (06147), INSEE
  4. ^ "Tourrette-Levens: Occurences de phénomènes". Infoclimat (in French). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Normales et records pour la période 2001-2030 à Tourrette-Levens: Valeurs climatologiques". Infoclimat (in French). Retrieved 16 August 2024. 43.78°N, 7.43°E
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.