Saint-Blaise, Alpes-Maritimes

Saint-Blaise (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ blɛz]; Occitan: Sant Blai; Italian: San Biagio) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France.

Saint-Blaise
The bell tower of the church
The bell tower of the church
Coat of arms of Saint-Blaise
Location of Saint-Blaise
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Saint-Blaise is located in France
Saint-Blaise
Saint-Blaise
Saint-Blaise is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Saint-Blaise
Saint-Blaise
Coordinates: 43°49′21″N 7°14′18″E / 43.8225°N 7.2383°E / 43.8225; 7.2383
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonTourrette-Levens
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Paul Fabre[1]
Area
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8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,367
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06117 /06670
Elevation88–808 m (289–2,651 ft)
(avg. 325 m or 1,066 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 190—    
1975 210+1.44%
1982 339+7.08%
1990 640+8.27%
1999 892+3.76%
2009 948+0.61%
2014 1,005+1.17%
2020 1,350+5.04%
Source: INSEE[3]

Tourism

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Saint-Blaise 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, Falicon, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.[4]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.