Le Tignet
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Le Tignet (French pronunciation: [lə tiɲɛ]; Occitan: Lo Tinhet) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-eastern France.
Le Tignet | |
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 A view of the village of Le Tignet from a property on the path of Léouvière | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Le Tignet | |
  Le Tignet  Le Tignet | |
| Coordinates: 43°38′29″N 6°50′47″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | Grasse-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays de Grasse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Serra[1] |
Area 1 | 11.26 km2 (4.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,212 |
| • Density | 285.3/km2 (738.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06140 /06530 |
| Elevation | 30–600 m (98–1,969 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. | |
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Tignétans in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 397 | — |
| 1975 | 643 | +7.13% |
| 1982 | 1,123 | +8.29% |
| 1990 | 1,945 | +7.11% |
| 1999 | 2,763 | +3.98% |
| 2007 | 3,062 | +1.29% |
| 2012 | 3,225 | +1.04% |
| 2017 | 3,146 | −0.49% |
| 2023 | 3,212 | +0.35% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
