Bonson (Alpes-Maritimes)

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Bonson
Bonson Coat of Arms
Bonson (France)
Bonson
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Nice
Canton Vence
Community association Nice Cote d'Azur
Coordinates 43 ° 52 '  N , 7 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 52 '  N , 7 ° 11'  E
height 119-841 m
surface 6.72 km 2
Residents 737 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 110 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 06830
INSEE code

Bonson 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 Vence . It is also a member of the Nice Côte d'Azur metropolis . The inhabitants call themselves the Bosnonnois.

geography

The commune is located in the French Maritime Alps and borders in the north on Revest-les-Roches , in the northeast on Utelle , in the east on Levens , in the southeast on La Roquette-sur-Var , in the south on Gilette and in the west on Tourette-du- Château .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2012
Residents 210 232 235 288 456 601 677 706

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Bonson (Alpes-Maritimes)

  • Saint-Benoît church from the 16th century
  • Saint-Hospice chapel
  • Chapelle du Passet
Saint-Benoît church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 761-763.

Web links

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