Roquefort-les-Pins

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Roquefort-les-Pins
Coat of arms of Roquefort-les-Pins
Roquefort-les-Pins (France)
Roquefort-les-Pins
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Grasse
Canton Villeneuve-Loubet
Community association Sophia Antipolis
Coordinates 43 ° 40 ′  N , 7 ° 3 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 40 ′  N , 7 ° 3 ′  E
height 20-362 m
surface 21.53 km 2
Residents 6,762 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 314 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 06330
INSEE code
Website www.ville-roquefort-les-pins.fr

Roquefort-les-Pins is a commune in southeast France in the Alpes-Maritimes (06) department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region with 6,762 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). Worth seeing is the castle, which dates back to Roman times, where the residents defended themselves against the enemy troops of Saint-Paul-de-Vence .

The municipality is a member of the Sophia Antipolis municipal association .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 1123 1575 2507 3432 4714 5239 6175 6695
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 107-111.

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