Amirat

Amirat
Commune
The town hall of Amirat
Coat of arms
Amirat Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Amirat
Coordinates: 43°53′29″N 6°49′30″E / 43.8914°N 6.825°E / 43.8914; 6.825Coordinates: 43°53′29″N 6°49′30″E / 43.8914°N 6.825°E / 43.8914; 6.825
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Grasse
Canton	Grasse-1
Intercommunality	CA Pays Grasse
Government
• Mayor (2015-2020)	Jean-Louis Conil
Area1	12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi)
Population (2015)2	74
• Density	5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06002 /06910
Elevation	725–1,373 m (2,379–4,505 ft) (avg. 860 m or 2,820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Amirat is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Geography

This little village is made up of three quarters:

• The Agots, with the church and the hostel.
• Amirat village, where the mayor's office is located.
• Maupoil, location of the 16th century Saint Jeannet's Chapel.

History

Amirat had the fourth highest percentage of people who voted for Jean-Marie Le Pen of all French communes during the second round of voting in 2002 - 59.26%.

Administration

The current mayor is Yvon Michel of the UMP, who was elected in 2005 and reelected in 2008.

Population

The commune's inhabitants are known as Amiratois.

A well known Iyengar yoga instructor, Charles Cartmell, is an Amirat resident.

Sights

Saint Jeannet's Chapel, a 16th-century chapel with lovely wooden gate in Maupoil.

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References

• INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amirat.

• Official site (French)