Gorbio
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Arrondissement | Nice | |
| Canton | Menton | |
| Community association | Riviera Française | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 47 ' N , 7 ° 27' E | |
| height | 77-928 m | |
| surface | 7.02 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,549 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 221 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 06500 | |
| INSEE code | 06067 | |
| Website | www.gorbio.fr | |
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Gorbio is a French commune with 1549 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The inhabitants are called Gorbarins .
Gorbio is a typical "Village Perché" (mountain village), it is located between the southern towns of Roquebrune and Menton on the Mediterranean Sea and Sainte-Agnès , another mountain village to the northeast in the French Maritime Alps . So far, it is still off the beaten track.
In Gorbio, the Occitan Niçois is spoken as a dialect , in contrast to the neighboring communities Roquebrune and Menton, where the Ligurian Monegasque is spoken.
To the south of the village, the A 8 car route ( La Provençale ) runs partly over viaducts and partly through tunnels due to the nature of the mountainous terrain .
Population development
| year | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2012 |
| Residents | 379 | 569 | 571 | 644 | 538 | 576 | 930 | 1,154 | 1,275 | 1,304 |
Attractions
See: List of the Monuments historiques in Gorbio
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 522-527.
