Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sovœʁ syʁ tine], literally Saint-Sauveur on Tinée; Vivaro-Alpine: Sant Sarvaor; Italian: San Salvatore di Tinea) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée | |
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A general view from the Roubion road | |
![]() Location of Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée | |
| Coordinates: 44°05′05″N 7°06′20″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 Merra[1] |
Area 1 | 32.28 km2 (12.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 290 |
| • Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Blavets |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06129 /06420 |
| Elevation | 432–2,708 m (1,417–8,885 ft) (avg. 496 m or 1,627 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Its inhabitants are called Blavets or Sansavornins in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 436 | — |
| 1975 | 386 | −1.73% |
| 1982 | 368 | −0.68% |
| 1990 | 337 | −1.09% |
| 1999 | 337 | +0.00% |
| 2007 | 346 | +0.33% |
| 2012 | 347 | +0.06% |
| 2017 | 308 | −2.36% |
| 2023 | 290 | −1.00% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
