Lantosque

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Lantosque
Lantosca (Occitan)
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A view of the village of Lantosque, with the church of Saint-Pons in the upper right
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Lantosque
Coordinates: 43°58′28″N7°18′47″E / 43.9744°N 7.3131°E / 43.9744; 7.3131
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Nice
Canton Tourrette-Levens
Intercommunality Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean Thaon [1]
Area
1
44.76 km2 (17.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
1,200
  Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06074 /06450
Elevation335–2,000 m (1,099–6,562 ft)
(avg. 512 m or 1,680 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lantosque (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃tɔsk] ; Italian formerly and Occitan: Lantosca) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

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Lantosque is one of sixteen picturesque villages grouped together by the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur tourist office on the Route des Villages Perchés (Route of Perched Villages) itinerary, together with Aspremont, Carros, Castagniers, Coaraze, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle. [3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,057    
1975 884−2.52%
1982 772−1.92%
1990 972+2.92%
1999 1,019+0.53%
2009 1,303+2.49%
2014 1,316+0.20%
2020 1,206−1.44%
Source: INSEE [4]

See also

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References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE