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Falicon (French pronunciation: [falikɔ̃]; Italian: Falicone) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Falicon | |
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Coordinates: 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 | Tourrette-Levens |
Intercommunality | Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Anaïs Tosel[1] |
Area 1 | 5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,111 |
• Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
Population edit
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 715 | — |
1975 | 877 | +2.96% |
1982 | 1,065 | +2.81% |
1990 | 1,498 | +4.36% |
1999 | 1,644 | +1.04% |
2009 | 1,919 | +1.56% |
2014 | 1,969 | +0.52% |
2020 | 2,053 | +0.70% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Tourism edit
Falicon is one of sixteen villages grouped together by the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur tourist department as the Route des Villages Perchés (Route of Perched Villages). The others are: Aspremont, Carros, Castagniers, Coaraze, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.[4]
Twin towns — sister cities edit
Falicon is twinned with:
- Merchweiler, Germany (1987)
- Castellino Tanaro, Italy (2004)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.
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