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La Turbie is a commune and border city in France, situated within the canton of Villefranche-sur-Mer in the Alpes-Maritimes department. It is part of the arrondissement of Nice and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The municipality shares borders with Beausoleil, Cap-d'Ail, Èze, and Peille. Its official postal code is 06320, and it is twinned with Sarre.
The area of La Turbie is 7.42 square kilometers. Population records indicate 3,194 residents, comprising 1,490 males and 1,573 females, while another source lists the population as 3,188. Elevation data varies by source, with figures of 658, 482, and 285 meters above sea level. The local timezone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- La Turbie
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,188
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Travel guide
Understand
La Turbie dates back to Roman times and grew around the monumental Trophy of Augustus, built in 6 BC to celebrate Emperor Augustus’s victory over Alpine tribes. During the Middle Ages, the village developed into a fortified settlement, and today its narrow streets, stone houses, and small squares retain much of that historic character.
Thanks to its elevated position (around 450 m above sea level), La Turbie enjoys cooler temperatures than the coast and some of the best panoramic viewpoints on the Côte d’Azur.
Get in
By bus: Regular buses run from Monaco (about 20 minutes). By car: 15–20 minutes from Monaco; about 30 minutes from Nice via the A8 motorway. On foot: A scenic but steep hiking path ( the Via Alpina) connects Monaco to La Turbie.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
La Turbie ( French pronunciation: [la tyʁbi]; Occitan: A Torbia; Italian: Turbia, formerly) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in Southeastern France. It borders the Principality of Monaco, which is southeast of it. Albert II, Prince of Monaco owns a secondary residence in La Turbie.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “La Turbie” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.