Châteauneuf-Villevieille

Châteauneuf-Villevieille
Commune
A general view of Châteauneuf-Villevieille
Coat of arms
Châteauneuf-Villevieille Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Châteauneuf-Villevieille
Coordinates: 43°48′00″N 7°17′00″E / 43.8°N 7.2833°E / 43.8; 7.2833Coordinates: 43°48′00″N 7°17′00″E / 43.8°N 7.2833°E / 43.8; 7.2833
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Contes
Intercommunality	Pays des Paillons
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Edmond Mari
Area1	8.38 km2 (3.24 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	835
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Madounencs
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06039 /06390
Elevation	234–901 m (768–2,956 ft) (avg. 650 m or 2,130 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.

Châteauneuf-Villevieille (Occitan: Castèunòu e Vilavièlha) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

History

The territory of Bendejun and Cantaron belonged formerly to the commune. They were separated in 1911 to form separate communes.

Formerly called Châteauneuf, the commune was renamed Châteauneuf-de-Contes in 1961. In 1992, the name was changed again to Châteauneuf-Villevieille.

Geography

It is located 22 km (14 mi) north of Nice,^[1] its administrative center , in the Férion mountain range.^[1]

Population

Sights

At its center is a 12th-century church.^[2]

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Châteauneuf-Villevieille on the Quid website (in French)
• Location of Châteauneuf-Villevieille on a map of France
• Châteauneuf-Villevieille on Provenceweb (in French)
• Personal website about the ruins of the medieval village (in French)

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