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Carros
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Carros (; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Carros 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, Castagniers, Coaraze, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.
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Carros is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Carros, arrondissement of Grasse, and Alpes-Maritimes department. It serves as the capital of the canton of Carros and is located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The municipality borders Le Broc, Castagniers, Colomars, and Gattières, and is positioned near the Var body of water. Its official name is Carros, and it falls under the electoral district of Nice-3.
The area of Carros is 15.11 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 945 meters. The population totals 13,803 residents, comprising 5,840 males and 6,489 females. The postal code for the commune is 06510. A school is located on Rue des Abeilles in Carros.
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Place details
- Locality
- Carros
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 10,883
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Carros
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Carros_-_Chapelle_Notre_Dame_des_Selves.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The chapel of Notre Dame des Selves, in Carros
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Carros 06.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Grasse
- French commune.canton
- Nice-3
- French commune.INSEE
- 06033
- French commune.postal code
- 06510
- French commune.mayor
- Yannick Bernard
- French commune.term
- 2022–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
- French commune.elevation m
- 385
- French commune.elevation min m
- 63
- French commune.elevation max m
- 945
- French commune.area km2
- 15.11
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Carros
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Grasse
- Population
- 13803
- Area
- 15.11
- Elevation
- 371
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Var
- Capital of
- canton of Carros
- Shares border with
- Saint-Martin-du-Var
- Official website
- www.ville-carros.fr
- Image
- Carros seen from Gattières.jpg
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- Commons category
- Carros
- postal code
- 06510
- native label
- Carros
- associated electoral district
- canton of Nice-3
- male population
- 5840
- female population
- 6489
- P8168
- Christina Becker
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-92-08-44-70
- fax number
- +33-4-93-08-75-23
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Population
- See also
- References
Carros (; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Carros 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, Castagniers, Coaraze, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.
==Population== The inhabitants are called Carrossois in French.
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