Carros

Carros

The chapel of Notre Dame des Selves, in Carros

Coat of arms
Carros

Coordinates: 43°47′36″N 7°11′18″E / 43.7933°N 7.1883°E / 43.7933; 7.1883Coordinates: 43°47′36″N 7°11′18″E / 43.7933°N 7.1883°E / 43.7933; 7.1883
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Grasse
Canton Carros
Intercommunality Coteaux d'Azur
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Antoine Damiani
Area1 15.11 km2 (5.83 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 11,515
  Density 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 06033 / 06510
Elevation 63–945 m (207–3,100 ft)
(avg. 385 m or 1,263 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Carros (Occitan: Carròs) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Population

The inhabitants are called Carrossois.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793404    
1800576+42.6%
1806607+5.4%
1821748+23.2%
1831778+4.0%
1836811+4.2%
1841819+1.0%
1846776−5.3%
1851854+10.1%
1856818−4.2%
1861634−22.5%
1866656+3.5%
1872606−7.6%
1876534−11.9%
1881525−1.7%
1886512−2.5%
1891536+4.7%
1896560+4.5%
1901443−20.9%
1906453+2.3%
1911453+0.0%
1921390−13.9%
1926384−1.5%
1931403+4.9%
1936509+26.3%
1946563+10.6%
1954662+17.6%
1962761+15.0%
1968963+26.5%
19754,197+335.8%
19828,457+101.5%
199010,747+27.1%
199910,710−0.3%
200811,515+7.5%

See also

References

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