Castillon (Alpes-Maritimes)
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region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
Arrondissement | Nice | |
Canton | Menton | |
Community association | Riviera Française | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 50 ' N , 7 ° 28' E | |
height | 275-1,289 m | |
surface | 7.51 km 2 | |
Residents | 367 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 49 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 06500 | |
INSEE code | 06036 | |
![]() Castillon in 2013 |
Castillon 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 Menton . The residents call themselves the Castillonnais.
geography
The municipality lies on a foothill of the French Maritime Alps and borders on Sospel to the north, Castellar to the east, Menton and Sainte-Agnès to the south and Peille to the west .
history
There used to be a narrow-gauge railway line from Menton to Sospel via Castillon. Castillon was affected by a bombardment in the winter of 1944/45 .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2014 |
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Residents | 82 | 97 | 55 | 79 | 187 | 282 | 342 | 380 |
The viaduct "Viaduc du Caramel", at that time still occupied by the Menton-Sospel railway line
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 901-903.
Web links
Commons : Castillon - collection of images, videos and audio files