Gattières
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Arrondissement | Grasse | |
| Canton | Nice-3 | |
| Community association | Nice Cote d'Azur | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 46 ′ N , 7 ° 13 ′ E | |
| height | 48-950 m | |
| surface | 10.03 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,117 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 410 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 06510 | |
| INSEE code | 06064 | |
| Website | www.gattieres.fr | |
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Gattières is a commune with 4117 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Alpes-Maritimes in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . The municipality is located in the Arrondissement of Grasse and is part of the canton of Nice-3 . It is part of the Nice Côte d'Azur metropolis . The inhabitants are called Gattiérois .
geography
Gattières extends into the valley of the Var River , about 18 kilometers northwest of Nice . Gattières is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Carros in the north, Colomars in the east and northeast, Nice in the southeast, Saint-Jeannet in the south and west and Bézaudun-les-Alpes in the northwest.
history
From 1338 to 1760 the municipality of Gattières was an enclave of Savoy (or the county of Nice or the Kingdom of Sardinia). The special position made Gattières a place of particular strategic importance.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 851 | 1.005 | 1,380 | 2,051 | 2,997 | 3,583 | 4.018 | 4.036 |
Attractions
- Saint-Nicolas church
- Saint Blaise Church
- Notre-Dame-du-Var chapel
- Chapel of the castle of the Bastide
Community partnerships
Gattières has maintained a partnership with the Italian municipalities of Citerna , Montone and San Giustino in the province of Perugia, Umbria , since 2002 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 275-279.
