Valdeblore
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Arrondissement | Nice | |
| Canton | Tourrette-Levens | |
| Community association | Nice Cote d'Azur | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 4 ′ N , 7 ° 10 ′ E | |
| height | 399-2,880 m | |
| surface | 94.16 km 2 | |
| Residents | 853 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 06420 | |
| INSEE code | 06153 | |
 Valdeblore |
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Valdeblore 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 Tourrette-Levens and the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur . The inhabitants call themselves the Valdeblorois.
geography
Valdeblore is located in the French Maritime Alps . The neighboring communities are
- Valdieri in Italy in the north,
- Saint-Martin-Vésubie in the east,
- Venanson in the southeast,
- Marie in the south,
- Ilonse (point of contact) in the southwest,
- Rimplas in the west,
- Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée and Isola to the north-west.
The village consists of the main settlement, called La Bolline, and the hamlets of Saint-Dalmas, La Roche, Mollières and La Colmiane. The latter contains a winter sports facility . Mountain lakes such as Lac Negre, Lac Millefonts and Lac Graveirette are located in the municipal marker. The route GR 52A of the GR long-distance hiking network leads via Valdeblore.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 556 | 556 | 466 | 584 | 664 | 686 | 831 | 908 |
economy
- Production of Tomme cheese
- Summer toboggan run
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Valdeblore
- Ste-Croix (German: Heiligkreuz), a Catholic church in the district of Saint-Delmas.
Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur church
Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs chapel
Personalities
- Ignazio Ribotti, military, Count of Mollières in Valdeblore, born November 12, 1809 in Nice , † September 26, 1864 in Brig-Glis
- Albert Drach (1902–1995), Austrian writer, tells in the novel Unsentimental Journey. A report (1966) his stay in Valdeblore from 1943 to 1944. In the novel, the place bears the name Caminflour ( Caminflour La Commune = La Bolline, Caminflour Maisonpierre = Saint-Dalmas, Caminflour Audelà = La Colmiane).
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 868-873.
