Coaraze

Coaraze

An overall view of the village of Coaraze

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Coaraze

Coordinates: 43°51′54″N 7°17′45″E / 43.865°N 7.2958°E / 43.865; 7.2958Coordinates: 43°51′54″N 7°17′45″E / 43.865°N 7.2958°E / 43.865; 7.2958
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Nice
Canton Contes
Intercommunality Nice-Côte d'Azur
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Monique Giraud-Lazari
Area1 17.14 km2 (6.62 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 729
  Density 43/km2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 06043 / 06390
Elevation 313–1,414 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coaraze is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

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 thirteen villages grouped together by the Communauté d'agglomération de Nice-Côte d'Azur tourist department as the Route des Villages Perchés (Route of Perched Villages). The others are: Aspremont, Castagniers, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, La Roquette, Levens, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet and Tourrette-Levens.[1]

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

Personalities

See also

References

  1. Booklet The route of perched villages, Communaute Nice Côte d'Azur, 2007
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