Tourrette-Levens
Tourrette-Levens (Occitan: Torreta de Levens) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.[2]
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Location of Tourrette-Levens 
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| Coordinates: 43°47′15″N 7°16′36″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 (2008–2014) | Alain Frère |
| Area 1 | 16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 4,951 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Tourrettans |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06147 /06690 |
| Elevation | 160–845 m (525–2,772 ft) (avg. 390 m or 1,280 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. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 2,035 | — |
| 1968 | 2,650 | +30.2% |
| 1975 | 2,644 | −0.2% |
| 1982 | 3,004 | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 3,412 | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 4,116 | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 4,728 | +14.9% |
Tourism
Tourrette-Levens 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, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet and Utelle.[3]
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References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Commune de Tourrette-Levens (06147), INSEE
- "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.
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