Saint-André-de-la-Roche

Saint-André-de-la-Roche (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃dʁe də la ʁɔʃ]; Occitan: Sant Andrieu de la Ròca; Italian: Sant'Andrea di Nizza, before 2001: Saint-André)^[3] is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

CountryFrance

Area

¹

2.86 km² (1.10 sq mi)

Population

(2023)^[2]

5,896

DemonymSaint-Andréens

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Saint-André-de-la-Roche
Commune
A view of the river flowing through the village
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-André-de-la-Roche
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Coordinates: 43°44′28″N 7°17′18″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Nice-7
Intercommunality	Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Jacques Carlin[1]
Area 1	2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	5,896
• Density	2,060/km2 (5,340/sq mi)
Demonym	Saint-Andréens
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06114 /06730
Elevation	43–383 m (141–1,257 ft) (avg. 62 m or 203 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Until the 50s, in this small city there was a mountain with the shape of a steppe-pyramid, similar to ancient pyramids from old civilizations. The pyramid was demolished 70 years ago to build a car-road.^[4]