La Roquette-sur-Var

La Roquette-sur-Var (Occitan: Sa Roqueta de Var) 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, Lantosque, Levens, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.[2]

La Roquette-sur-Var
Commune
La Roquette-sur-Var from across the hillside
Coat of arms
Location of La Roquette-sur-Var
La Roquette-sur-Var
La Roquette-sur-Var
Coordinates: 43°49′45″N 7°11′59″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonTourrette-Levens
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Raybaut
Area
1
3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
940
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06109 /06670
Elevation108–600 m (354–1,969 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.±%
1982565—    
1990660+16.8%
1999820+24.2%
2008949+15.7%
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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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