Aspremont (Alpes-Maritimes)
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Arrondissement | Nice | |
| Canton | Tourrette-Levens | |
| Community association | Nice Cote d'Azur | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 47 ' N , 7 ° 15' E | |
| height | 100-855 m | |
| surface | 9.44 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,187 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 232 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 06790 | |
| INSEE code | 06006 | |
| Website | aspremont.fr | |
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Aspremont is a French commune with 2,187 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Alpes-Maritimes in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Nice , the canton Tourrette-Levens and the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur .
history
After the abandonment of Aspremont le Vieux in 1426, the former fortified site was built in concentric circles at the foot of Mont-Chauve on a hill that dominates the path from the Var to the valley of the Paillon .
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Residents | 465 | 698 | 771 | 1,150 | 1,496 | 1,853 | 2,072 | 2,195 | 2,179 |
Attractions
- Ruins of the medieval Aspremont on Mont Cima
- Saint-Jacques le Majeur church
- Saint-Claude Chapel
- Notre-Dame des Salettes chapel
- Fort d'Aspremont (around 1890) on Mont Chauve
- François-Xavier Maistre's home
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 447-449.
Web links
Commons : Aspremont - collection of images, videos and audio files
