Saint-Blaise, Alpes-Maritimes
Saint-Blaise | ||
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Commune | ||
The bell tower of the church | ||
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Saint-Blaise Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Saint-Blaise | ||
Coordinates: 43°49′21″N 7°14′18″E / 43.8225°N 7.2383°ECoordinates: 43°49′21″N 7°14′18″E / 43.8225°N 7.2383°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 (2008–2014) | Jean-Paul Fabre | |
Area1 | 8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 936 | |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 06117 /06670 | |
Elevation |
88–808 m (289–2,651 ft) (avg. 325 m or 1,066 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. |
Saint-Blaise is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 156 | — |
1968 | 190 | +21.8% |
1975 | 210 | +10.5% |
1982 | 339 | +61.4% |
1990 | 640 | +88.8% |
1999 | 892 | +39.4% |
2008 | 936 | +4.9% |
Tourism
Saint-Blaise 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-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.
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