Bendejun

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Bendejun
Bendejun coat of arms
Bendejun (France)
Bendejun
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Nice
Canton Contes
Community association Pays des Paillons
Coordinates 43 ° 50 ′  N , 7 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 50 ′  N , 7 ° 17 ′  E
height 240-1,100 m
surface 6.35 km 2
Residents 952 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 150 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 06390
INSEE code

Mairie Bendejun

Bendejun is a French commune in the Alpes-Maritimes in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Nice and the Canton of Contes . The residents call themselves Bendejunois.

geography

The community is located 18 kilometers north of Nice in the French Maritime Alps . The other neighboring communities are Coaraze in the north, Contes in the east, Châteauneuf-Villevieille in the south, Tourrette-Levens in the southwest, Levens in the west.

history

Bendejun was created in 1911 when Châteauneuf resp. what was later to become the municipality of Châteauneuf-Villevieille in the south.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2012
Residents 267 360 396 600 763 843 917 949

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 281-285.

Web links

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