Castagniers

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Castagniers
Castagniers coat of arms
Castagniers (France)
Castagniers
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Nice
Canton Tourrette-Levens
Community association Nice Cote d'Azur
Coordinates 43 ° 48 '  N , 7 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 48 '  N , 7 ° 14'  E
height 68-881 m
surface 7.52 km 2
Residents 1,616 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 215 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 06670
INSEE code

Cistercian Abbey of Notre-Dame de la Paix

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Castagniers is a French commune in the Alpes-Maritimes in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Nice , the Canton of Tourrette-Levens and the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur . The inhabitants are called Castagnérenques . The Cistercian Abbey of Castagniers is located in the municipality .

geography

Castagniers is located in the French Maritime Alps . The neighboring municipalities are Saint-Blaise in the north, Tourrette-Levens in the northeast, Colomars in the south and Carros in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2012
Residents 692 820 958 1,076 1,229 1,359 1,511 1,540

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 449-451.

Web links

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