Tournefort

Tournefort
region	Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Vence
Community association	Nice Cote d'Azur
Coordinates	43 ° 57 ' N , 7 ° 9' E Coordinates: 43 ° 57 ' N , 7 ° 9' E
height	171-1,304 m
surface	10.13 km 2
Residents	167 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	16 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	06420
INSEE code	06146
	; Saint-Pierre church and castle ruins in the historic center of the village

Tournefort is a French commune in the Alpes-Maritimes in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Nice , the Canton of Vence and the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur . The residents call themselves the Tournefortois.

geography

Tournefort is located in the French Maritime Alps. The neighboring communities are Clans in the northeast, La Tour in the east, Utelle in the southeast, Malaussène in the southwest, Massoins in the west and Bairols in the northwest.

history

An early mention of "Tornafort", the later Tournefort, comes from the 12th century.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008	2016
Residents	43	37	46	46	93	143	149	164

Attractions

Saint-Pierre church from 1658
Chapel of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue and Chapelle de Pénitents
destroyed chapel Saint-Martin
historical village center with a ruined castle
Away
Bridges over the Tinée River

“Usine d'Egleros” building complex, a food production facility built in 1951

literature

Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 986-988.

Web links

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