La Colle-sur-Loup
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Arrondissement | Grasse | |
| Canton | Villeneuve-Loubet | |
| Community association | Sophia Antipolis | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 41 ′ N , 7 ° 6 ′ E | |
| height | 10–351 m | |
| surface | 9.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 7,838 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 798 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 06480 | |
| INSEE code | 06044 | |
| Website | lacollesurloup.fr | |
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La Colle-sur-Loup ( Occitan : Sa Cola de Lop ) is a commune with 7838 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Alpes-Maritimes in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It is located in the Arrondissement of Grasse in the hinterland of the French Riviera northwest of Cagnes-sur-Mer and belongs to the canton of Villeneuve-Loubet . The inhabitants are called Collois . The municipality belongs to the Sophia Antipolis municipal association .
geography
The Loup River forms the eastern boundary of La Colle-sur-Loup. It is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vence in the north, Saint-Paul-de-Vence in the east, Cagnes-sur-Mer in the south-east, Villeneuve-Loubet in the south, Roquefort-les-Pins in the west and south-west and Tourrettes-sur-Loup in the Northwest.
history
In 1792 La Colle-sur-Loup was separated from the territory of the commune of Saint-Paul-de-Vence.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 2,096 | 2,611 | 3,700 | 4,749 | 6,025 | 6,697 | 7,434 | 7,701 |
Community partnerships
With the German community Zuzenhausen in Baden-Wuerttemberg is one since 1976 community partnership .
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in La Colle-sur-Loup
- Canadel Benedictine Abbey, founded in the 11th century, built widely in the 12th and 13th centuries, Monument historique
- Chapels:
- Chapel du Rosaire, from 1612
- Saint Donat Chapel
- Saint-Roch chapel from 1843
- Chapel des Pénitents blancs from 1808
- Parochial church from the 17th century
- Château de Monfort, built in 1523 for René of Savoy
- Infirmary built in 1723 for the Bishop of Vence
Personalities
- Bernard Collomb (1930–2011), Formula 1 racing driver
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 192-197.
