Puget-Théniers
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Puget-Théniers | |
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Coordinates: 43°57′25″N 6°53′39″E / 43.9569°N 6.8942°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
Arrondissement | Nice |
Canton | Vence |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Corporandy[1] |
Area 1 | 21.45 km2 (8.28 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 06099 /06260 |
Elevation | 353–1,436 m (1,158–4,711 ft) (avg. 409 m or 1,342 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Puget-Théniers (French pronunciation: [pyʒɛ tenje]; Occitan: Lo Puget Tenier; Italian: Poggetto Tenieri) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Geography
It is situated on in the valley of the Var.
History
It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860 as Poggetto Tenieri.
Personalities
It is the birthplace of Auguste Blanqui, Jean-Pierre Papon and Aimé Teisseire.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,488 | — |
1975 | 1,438 | −0.49% |
1982 | 1,446 | +0.08% |
1990 | 1,703 | +2.07% |
1999 | 1,533 | −1.16% |
2009 | 1,815 | +1.70% |
2014 | 1,883 | +0.74% |
2020 | 1,826 | −0.51% |
Source: INSEE[2] |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in français). 2 December 2020.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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