Tourette-du-Château
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Tourette-du-Château (French: [tuʁɛt dy ʃɑto]; Occitan: Torreta d'en Castèu; Italian: Torretta) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Tourette-du-Château
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 A view of the village of Tourette-du-Château, from the road to Gilette | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Tourette-du-Château | |
  Tourette-du-Château Location within France  Tourette-du-Château Location within Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Coordinates: 43°53′00″N 7°08′36″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Vence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Baudoin[1] |
Area 1 | 9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 147 |
| • Density | 15.1/km2 (39.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06145 /06830 |
| Elevation | 276–1,551 m (906–5,089 ft) (avg. 900 m or 3,000 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. |
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| 1968 | 39 | — |
| 1975 | 23 | −7.27% |
| 1982 | 38 | +7.44% |
| 1990 | 66 | +7.14% |
| 1999 | 89 | +3.38% |
| 2007 | 116 | +3.37% |
| 2012 | 119 | +0.51% |
| 2017 | 130 | +1.78% |
| 2023 | 147 | +2.07% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
