Châteauneuf-Grasse
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Arrondissement | Grasse | |
| Canton | Valbonne | |
| Community association | Sophia Antipolis | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 41 ′ N , 6 ° 59 ′ E | |
| height | 197-662 m | |
| surface | 8.95 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,505 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 392 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 06740 | |
| INSEE code | 06038 | |
| Website | www.ville-chateauneuf.fr | |
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Châteauneuf-Grasse is a small town with 3505 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) between Nice and Cannes in southeast France in the Alpes-Maritimes (06) department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . The municipality belongs to the Sophia Antipolis municipal association .
geography
The town itself is at the top of a mountain, but the community also includes the lower, flatter parts of Pré-du-Lac , where people and shops have settled since 1980.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1103 | 1278 | 1602 | 2128 | 2806 | 2968 | 3139 | 3505 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Châteauneuf-Grasse
Notre-Dame-du-Brusc , a chapel from the 11th century that was built on the remains of a basilica and has been a monument historique since 1986 , is one of the city's sights . Up until the 5th century there was still a church on this site. Today concerts and theater performances take place there.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 89-93.
