Castagniers
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Castagniers (French pronunciation: [kastaɲe]; Occitan: Castanhiers; Italian: Castagnera) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Castagniers | |
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 The monastery | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Castagniers | |
  Castagniers  Castagniers | |
| Coordinates: 43°47′32″N 7°13′56″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 (2020–2026) | Jean-François Spinelli[1] |
Area 1 | 7.52 km2 (2.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,666 |
| • Density | 222/km2 (574/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Castagnérenques |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06034 /06670 |
| Elevation | 68–881 m (223–2,890 ft) (avg. 382 m or 1,253 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 820 | — |
| 1975 | 958 | +2.25% |
| 1982 | 1,076 | +1.67% |
| 1990 | 1,229 | +1.68% |
| 1999 | 1,359 | +1.12% |
| 2009 | 1,516 | +1.10% |
| 2014 | 1,561 | +0.59% |
| 2020 | 1,674 | +1.17% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Tourism
Castagniers 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, Coaraze, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens, and Utelle.[4]
