Lantosque

Lantosque (Occitan: Lantosca) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. It 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, Coaraze, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.[2]

Lantosque
An aerial view of Lantosque, with the church of St Pons to the right, beside the cemetery
Coat of arms
Location of Lantosque
Lantosque
Lantosque
Coordinates: 43°58′28″N 7°18′47″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonTourrette-Levens
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean Thaon
Area
1
44.76 km2 (17.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,312
  Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06074 /06450
Elevation335–2,000 m (1,099–6,562 ft)
(avg. 512 m or 1,680 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962968    
19681,057+9.2%
1975884−16.4%
1982772−12.7%
1990972+25.9%
19991,019+4.8%
20081,262+23.8%

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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