Valbonne
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Arrondissement | Grasse | |
| Canton | Valbonne | |
| Community association | Sophia Antipolis | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 38 ' N , 7 ° 1' E | |
| height | 75-302 m | |
| surface | 18.97 km 2 | |
| Residents | 13,325 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 702 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 06560 | |
| INSEE code | 06152 | |
| Website | www.ville-valbonne.fr | |
Valbonne is a municipality in southeast France in the Alpes-Maritimes department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region with 13,325 inhabitants (January 1, 2017). Together with Antibes , Mougins , Biot , Vallauris and a further twelve municipalities, it forms the municipal association Sophia Antipolis .
history
The village developed from 1519 around the Benedictine priory of Valbonne . The planned layout in a checkerboard pattern (with the arcade square in the center) has been preserved to this day.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1332 | 1858 | 2264 | 3918 | 9514 | 10,746 | 12,054 | 13,325 |
Attractions
See: List of Monuments historiques in Valbonne
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 118-129.
Web links
Commons : Valbonne - collection of images, videos and audio files
