La Roque-en-Provence
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Arrondissement | Grasse | |
| Canton | Vence | |
| Community association | Sophia Antipolis | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 52 ' N , 7 ° 0' E | |
| height | 289-1,565 m | |
| surface | 23.98 km 2 | |
| Residents | 77 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 3 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 06910 | |
| INSEE code | 06107 | |
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La Roque-en-Provence is (to 17 November 2015 called Roquestéron-Grasse) is a French commune in the Alpes-Maritimes in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Grasse and the Canton of Vence .
geography
The river Estéron forms the northern boundary of the municipality. The neighboring municipalities are Sigale in the northwest, Roquestéron in the northeast, Conségudes in the east, Coursegoules in the southeast, Gréolières in the southwest and Aiglun in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 47 | 40 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 65 | 68 | 77 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in La Roque-en-Provence
- Chapelle de l'Olive
- Chapelle Saint-Laurent près de Gerbieres
- Church of Sainte-Pétronille and the former church of Saint-Jean, dated to the 13th century and registered as a monument historique since 1941
- Mairie
Sainte-Pétronille church
Suspension bridge
Road bridge between Roquestéron and Roquestéron-Grasse
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 337-338.
Web links
Commons : La Roque-en-Provence - Collection of images, videos and audio files
