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Belvédère
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Belvédère (; ; ) is a commune in the Vésubie valley north of Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. The village of Belvédère is located at the entrance of the Gordolasque valley on the edge of the Mercantour National Park.
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Belvédère is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Roquebillière in the Alpes-Maritimes department and the arrondissement of Nice. It is located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The commune shares borders with La Bollène-Vésubie, Roquebillière, Saint-Martin-Vésubie, and Saorge. Its official postal code is 06450, and residents are referred to as Belvédérois.
The area of Belvédère is 75.41 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 690 inhabitants, comprising 346 males and 331 females, while another records a population of 519. The elevation above sea level is listed as 3080 meters in one dataset and 831 meters in another. The associated electoral district is the canton of Tourrette-Levens.
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Place details
- Locality
- Belvédère
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 519
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Belvédère
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Belvédère.jpg
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Belvedere.svg
- French commune.caption
- View of Belvédère
- French commune.arrondissement
- Nice
- French commune.canton
- Tourrette-Levens
- French commune.INSEE
- 06013
- French commune.postal code
- 06450
- French commune.mayor
- Paul Burro
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
- French commune.elevation min m
- 575
- French commune.elevation max m
- 3080
- French commune.area km2
- 75.41
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Belvédère
- Demonym
- Belvédérois
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Nice
- Population
- 595
- Area
- 75.41
- Elevation
- 1849
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Entracque
- Official website
- www.mairie-belvedere.fr
- Image
- Belvédère.jpg
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- Commons category
- Belvédère (Alpes-Maritimes)
- postal code
- 06450
- associated electoral district
- canton of Tourrette-Levens
- male population
- 346
- female population
- 331
- P8168
- Karl Frankenstein
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-93-03-41-23
- fax number
- +33-4-93-03-55-04
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- History
- The Bronze Age
- The Gauls
- The Romans
- The Barbarian Invasions
- Under the Counts of Provence
- The Princes of Savoy
- Under the Sardinian Regime
- The Revolution and a return to France
- Under the 1st Empire
- Return of the Sardinians
- The empire strikes back
- The last occupation
- The definitive return to France
- Darkness at Noon
- Belle and Sebastian
- Prominent citizens and miscellaneous facts
- Population
- Mayors
- See also
- References
- External links
Belvédère (; ; ) is a commune in the Vésubie valley north of Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. The village of Belvédère is located at the entrance of the Gordolasque valley on the edge of the Mercantour National Park.
Over its history the Commune of Belvédère has been part of the Kingdom of Burgundy, the Kingdom of Sardinia, the First French Empire, the Duchy of Savoy and since 1860 modern France. The last battle on French soil in the Second World War, the Battle of Authion, was fought on the hills above the village.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Belvédère” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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