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Gourdon is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Le Bar-sur-Loup, the arrondissement of Grasse, and the Alpes-Maritimes department. It is part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region and shares borders with Le Bar-sur-Loup, Caussols, Cipières, and Courmes. The town’s official name is Gourdon, and its residents are known as Gourdonnais.
The commune has an area of 22.53 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 1335 meters. Its population is recorded as 437, comprising 200 males and 181 females. Gourdon is a member of The Most Beautiful Villages of France. The postal code for the area is 06620, and it is associated with the canton of Valbonne for electoral purposes.
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Place details
- Locality
- Gourdon
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 397
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Department
- Alpes-Maritimes
- Arrondissement
- Grasse
- Canton
- Valbonne
- Intercommunality
- CA Sophia Antipolis
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Eric Mele
- Area
- 22.53 km (8.70 sq mi)
- Density
- 16.3/km (42.2/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 06068 /06620
- Elevation
- 157–1,335 m (515–4,380 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Gourdon
- Demonym
- Gourdonnais
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Grasse
- Population
- 367
- Area
- 22.53
- Elevation
- 838
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Tourrettes-sur-Loup
- Official website
- www.gourdon06.fr
- Image
- Gourdon.jpg
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- Commons category
- Gourdon (Alpes-Maritimes)
- postal code
- 06620
- different from
- Gourdon
- associated electoral district
- canton of Valbonne
- male population
- 200
- female population
- 181
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-93-42-92-00
- fax number
- +33-4-93-09-40-21
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Encyclopedic overview
Gourdon ( French pronunciation: [ɡuʁdɔ̃] ; Occitan: Gordon) is a rural commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. The village of Gourdon is best known for the panoramic views it offers visitors. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
History and geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gourdon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.