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Also known as Lantosca

Lantosque (; Italian formerly and Occitan: Lantosca) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

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Lantosque is a commune in France, situated within the Alpes-Maritimes department and the arrondissement of Nice. It serves as the capital of the canton of Lantosque and is located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The municipality borders La Bollène-Vésubie, Lucéram, Moulinet, and Roquebillière. Its postal code is 06450, and it operates in the Europe/Paris timezone.

The area of Lantosque is 44.76 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 1,336 residents (684 male and 628 female) and another citing 1,063. Elevation data also differs, with values recorded at 2000, 484, and 477 meters above sea level. The official name of the locality is Lantosque.

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Place details

Locality
Lantosque
Region
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country
France
Population
1,063
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

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6.5 µg/m³
PM10
10.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Lantosque
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Lantosque -1.JPG
French commune.caption
A view of the village of Lantosque, with the church of Saint-Pons in the upper right
French commune.image coat of arms
Armoiries Lantosque.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Nice
French commune.canton
Tourrette-Levens
French commune.INSEE
06074
French commune.postal code
06450
French commune.mayor
Jean Thaon
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
French commune.elevation m
512
French commune.elevation min m
335
French commune.elevation max m
2000
French commune.area km2
44.76

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Lantosque
Country
France
Population
1198
Area
44.76
Elevation
909
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Venanson
Official website
www.lantosque.fr
Image
Lantosque vue du ciel.jpg
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Commons category
Lantosque
postal code
06450
associated electoral district
canton of Tourrette-Levens
male population
684
female population
628
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-93-03-00-02
fax number
+33-4-93-03-03-12
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • Demographics
  • See also
  • References

Lantosque (; Italian formerly and Occitan: Lantosca) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

Lantosque is one of sixteen picturesque villages grouped together by the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur tourist office on the Route des Villages Perchés (Route of Perched Villages) itinerary, together with Aspremont, Carros, Castagniers, Coaraze, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle. == History ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lantosque” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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