Drap

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Drap
Coat of arms of Drap
Drap (France)
Drap
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Nice
Canton Contes
Community association Pays des Paillons
Coordinates 43 ° 45 ′  N , 7 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 45 ′  N , 7 ° 19 ′  E
height 75-540 m
surface 5.54 km 2
Residents 4,546 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 821 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 06340
INSEE code

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Drap is a French municipality with 4546 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Alpes-Maritimes in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Nice and the Canton of Contes . She is a member of the Communauté de communes du Pays des Paillons . The inhabitants are called Drapois .

geography

Drap is located on the Paillon River about seven kilometers northeast of Nice and is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cantaron in the north and northwest, Blausasc in the north and northeast, Peillon in the east and La Trinité in the south and west.

The municipality's train station is served by the Tendabahn .

Population development

year 1806 1858 1906 1926 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2012
Residents 508 809 708 1,328 874 1,205 1,391 1,551 1,561 3,042 4,267 4,332 4,453 4,297 4,341

Attractions

  • Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
  • Chapel of Sainte-Catherine-d'Alexandrie
  • Mill

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 308-311.

Web links

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