Tournefort
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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 | |
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 |
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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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