Séranon
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Arrondissement | Grasse | |
| Canton | Grasse-1 | |
| Community association | Pays de Grasse | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 47 ' N , 6 ° 42' E | |
| height | 1,018-1,712 m | |
| surface | 23.28 km 2 | |
| Residents | 526 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 23 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 06750 | |
| INSEE code | 06134 | |
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Séranon is a French commune in the Alpes-Maritimes in the region Alpes-Maritimes . It belongs to the canton of Grasse-1 in the arrondissement of Grasse . The residents call themselves Séranonnais.
geography
Séranon is the westernmost municipality in the Alpes-Maritimes department. The neighboring municipalities are Valderoure in the north, Caille in the east, Escragnolles in the south-east, Mons and La Roque-Esclapon in the south, La Bastide in the south-west, La Martre and Châteauvieux in the west and Peyroules (point of contact) in the north-west.
history
Mention of the settlement under the name Castellis Saranonis and the local Frauenkirche Notre-Dame-de-Gratemoine date from 1060 .
On March 2, 1815, Napoléon Bonaparte reached Séranon with his troops, see Route Napoléon .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2008 | 2014 |
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| 241 | 231 | 241 | 272 | 280 | 317 | 432 | 462 | 491 |
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 818-820.
