La Turbie
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Arrondissement | Nice | |
| Canton | Beausoleil | |
| Community association | Riviera Française | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 45 ' N , 7 ° 24' E | |
| height | 146-658 m | |
| surface | 7.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,063 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 413 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 06320 | |
| INSEE code | 06150 | |
| Website | www.ville-la-turbie.fr | |
 Roman victory monument in La Turbie |
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La Turbie is a municipality with 3,063 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Alpes-Maritimes department in south-eastern France . It is located directly above the Principality of Monaco .
history
The city was built with stones, mostly from a Roman victory monument, the Tropaeum Alpium . It was 7/6 BC. At the time of Emperor Augustus on the occasion of the victory over various Alpine tribes. From 1893 to 1932 La Turbie was connected to Beausoleil by a rack railway .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1,522 | 1,761 | 1,826 | 1,969 | 2,609 | 3,021 | 3,170 | 3,105 |
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In the old town of La Turbie
Altstadtgasse
View of Monaco from La Turbie
Attractions
See: List of Monuments historiques in La Turbie
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 1032-1039.
Web links
Commons : La Turbie - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Village de La Turbie website (French)