Saint-Blaise, Alpes-Maritimes
| Saint-Blaise | ||
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The bell tower of the church | ||
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  Saint-Blaise | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Saint-Blaise | ||
| Coordinates: 43°49′21″N 7°14′18″E / 43.8225°N 7.2383°ECoordinates: 43°49′21″N 7°14′18″E / 43.8225°N 7.2383°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Arrondissement | Nice | |
| Canton | Levens | |
| Intercommunality | Nice-Côte d'Azur | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Paul Fabre | |
| Area1 | 8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 936 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06117 / 06670 | |
| Elevation |
88–808 m (289–2,651 ft) (avg. 325 m or 1,066 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Saint-Blaise is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 156 | — |
| 1968 | 190 | +21.8% |
| 1975 | 210 | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 339 | +61.4% |
| 1990 | 640 | +88.8% |
| 1999 | 892 | +39.4% |
| 2008 | 936 | +4.9% |
Tourism
Saint-Blaise 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, Coaraze, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, La Roquette, Levens, Saint-Jeannet and Tourrette-Levens.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Booklet The route of perched villages, Communaute Nice Côte d'Azur, 2007
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