Coaraze

Coaraze (Occitan: Coarasa) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Coaraze
Commune
An overall view of the village of Coaraze
Coat of arms
Location of Coaraze
Coaraze
Coaraze
Coordinates: 43°51′54″N 7°17′45″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonContes
IntercommunalityCC du Pays des Paillons
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Monique Giraud-Lazari
Area
1
17.14 km2 (6.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
831
 • Density48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06043 /06390
Elevation313–1,414 m (1,027–4,639 ft)
(avg. 620 m or 2,030 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Coaraze is a small village in the Nice hinterland, in the valley of the River Paillon. The closest town is Contes, 8 km (5.0 mi) away.

The village itself is built on a sandstone mount at the foot of Mount Férion (1,414 metres or 4,660 feet (1,420 m) high).

History

Erected as a baronnie in 1629, Coaraze was under Spanish administration from 1744 to 1748. In the nineteenth century the old trail was replaced by a road.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962421—    
1968513+21.9%
1975327−36.3%
1982463+41.6%
1990540+16.6%
1999654+21.1%
2008729+11.5%

Its inhabitants are called Coaraziens.

Tourism

Coaraze 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, Castagniers, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.[2]

Coaraze is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (most beautiful villages of France) association.

Personalities

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.


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