Falicon
Falicon | ||
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The church in Falicon | ||
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Falicon | ||
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Falicon | ||
Coordinates: 43°45′00″N 7°16′49″E / 43.75°N 7.2803°ECoordinates: 43°45′00″N 7°16′49″E / 43.75°N 7.2803°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
Arrondissement | Nice | |
Canton | Nice-13 | |
Intercommunality | Nice-Côte d'Azur | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Gisèle Kruppert | |
Area1 | 5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 1,926 | |
• Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 06060 / 06950 | |
Elevation |
103–581 m (338–1,906 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 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. |
Falicon is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 605 | — |
1968 | 715 | +18.2% |
1975 | 877 | +22.7% |
1982 | 1,065 | +21.4% |
1990 | 1,498 | +40.7% |
1999 | 1,644 | +9.7% |
2008 | 1,926 | +17.2% |
Tourism
Falicon is one of thirteen villages grouped together by the Communauté d'agglomération de Nice-Côte d'Azur tourist department as the Route des Villages Perchés (Route of Perched Villages). The others are: Aspremont, Castagniers, Coaraze, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, La Gaude, La Roquette, Levens, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet and Tourrette-Levens.[1]
Twin towns — Sister cities
Falicon is twinned with:
- Merchweiler, Germany (1987)
- Castellino Tanaro, Italy (2004)
See also
References
- ↑ Booklet The route of perched villages, Communaute Nice Côte d'Azur, 2007
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