Lantosque

Lantosque
Commune
An aerial view of Lantosque, with the church of St Pons to the right, beside the cemetery

Coat of arms
Lantosque
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Lantosque
Coordinates: 43°58′28″N 7°18′47″E / 43.9744°N 7.3131°E / 43.9744; 7.3131Coordinates: 43°58′28″N 7°18′47″E / 43.9744°N 7.3131°E / 43.9744; 7.3131
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Nice
Canton Tourrette-Levens
Intercommunality Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean Thaon
Area1 44.76 km2 (17.28 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,262
 • Density 28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lantosque (Occitan: Lantosca) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. It 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, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.[1]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962968—    
19681,057+9.2%
1975884−16.4%
1982772−12.7%
1990972+25.9%
19991,019+4.8%
20081,262+23.8%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.


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