Peille

Peille
region	Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Contes
Community association	Pays des Paillons
Coordinates	43 ° 48 ' N , 7 ° 24' E Coordinates: 43 ° 48 ' N , 7 ° 24' E
height	190-1,268 m
surface	43.16 km 2
Residents	2,376 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	55 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	06440
INSEE code	06091
	; Peille, view from La Turbie - Monaco street

Peille is a French commune in the Alpes-Maritimes in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Nice and the Canton of Contes . The residents call themselves Peillois or Peillasques.

geography

The community is located in the French Maritime Alps around ten kilometers from La Turbie and 15 kilometers from L'Escarène . The Paillon River forms the border with Blausasc in the west . The other neighboring municipalities are L'Escarène, Touët-de-l'Escarène , Lucéram , Sospel , Castillon , Sainte-Agnès , Gorbio , Roquebrune-Cap-Martin , Beausoleil , La Turbie, La Trinité and Peillon in a clockwise direction . In addition to the main settlement, the parish also includes the hamlets of La Grave de Peille, Saint-Martin de Peille, Saint-Siméon and Virounours.

The Tendabahn runs along the river valley and also serves Peille. In addition, the D53 département road runs through the village.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008	2012
Residents	976	1,253	1,291	1,622	1,836	2,045	2,289	2,317

Saint-Roch Chapel at the western entrance to the village
Saint-Sébastien chapel from the 13th century
Chapel-Saint-Joseph from 1722
Saint-Siméon chapel in Virounours, built in 1229
Romanesque church of Sainte-Marie-de-l'Assomption, built in the 12th and 13th centuries
Eromanic bridge in Virounours
Art museum
Grottos