Pierlas
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Arrondissement | Nice | |
| Canton | Vence | |
| Community association | Alpes d'Azur | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 2 ′ N , 7 ° 2 ′ E | |
| height | 560–2,106 m | |
| surface | 9.76 km 2 | |
| Residents | 103 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 11 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 06260 | |
| INSEE code | 06096 | |
 The mountain village of Pierlas |
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Pierlas 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 Vence . The residents call themselves Pierlasois or Pierlencs.
geography
The community is located in the French Maritime Alps . The neighboring municipalities are Roubion in the northeast, Ilonse in the east, Lieuche in the southeast, Rigaud in the southwest and Beuil in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 92 | 62 | 67 | 73 | 115 | 84 | 111 | 89 |
Attractions
- Saint-Sylvestre church (1338) and some chapels.
Personalities
The most famous families of Pierlas are called Caïs and Ribotti. The latter is mentioned with a Jean Ribotti from 1699. They carried the title of nobility Graf , in French Comte . The dynasty included the military Ignazio Ribotti, Count of Mollières in Valdeblore , born November 12, 1809 in Nice , † September 26, 1864 in Brig-Glis .
The house of the famous Caïs family is marked in red.
Palais Caïs de Pierlas
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 977-978.
