Coaraze
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An overall view of the village of Coaraze | ||
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  Coaraze | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Coaraze | ||
| Coordinates: 43°51′54″N 7°17′45″E / 43.865°N 7.2958°ECoordinates: 43°51′54″N 7°17′45″E / 43.865°N 7.2958°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Arrondissement | Nice | |
| Canton | Contes | |
| Intercommunality | Nice-Côte d'Azur | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Monique Giraud-Lazari | |
| Area1 | 17.14 km2 (6.62 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 729 | |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06043 / 06390 | |
| Elevation |
313–1,414 m (1,027–4,639 ft) (avg. 620 m or 2,030 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Coaraze (Occitan: Coarasa) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Geography
Coaraze is a small village in the Nice hinterland, in the valley of the River Paillon. The closest town is Contes, 8 km (5.0 mi) away.
The village itself is built on a sandstone mount at the foot of Mount Férion (1,414 metres or 4,660 feet (1,420 m) high).
History
Erected as a baronnie in 1629, Coaraze was under Spanish administration from 1744 to 1748. In the nineteenth century the old trail was replaced by a road.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 421 | — |
| 1968 | 513 | +21.9% |
| 1975 | 327 | −36.3% |
| 1982 | 463 | +41.6% |
| 1990 | 540 | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 654 | +21.1% |
| 2008 | 729 | +11.5% |
Its inhabitants are called Coaraziens.
Tourism
Coaraze is one of thirteen villages grouped together by the Communauté d'agglomération de Nice-Côte d'Azur tourist department as the Route des Villages Perchés (Route of Perched Villages). The others are: Aspremont, Castagniers, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, La Roquette, Levens, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet and Tourrette-Levens.[1]
Coaraze is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (most beautiful villages of France) association.
Personalities
See also
References
- ↑ Booklet The route of perched villages, Communaute Nice Côte d'Azur, 2007
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