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Roquestéron
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Roquestéron (; ; Italian, formerly: Roccasterone) is a rural commune on the Estéron river in the Alpes-Maritimes department in Southeastern France. It is part of Préalpes d'Azur Regional Natural Park.
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Roquestéron is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department of France, situated within the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Roquestéron and is located in the arrondissement of Nice. The municipality shares borders with Conségudes, Cuébris, Pierrefeu, and La Roque-en-Provence. Its official name is also listed as Roquesteron, and it is named after the Estéron.
The commune covers an area of 6.47 square kilometers and has a population of 589, comprising 295 males and 286 females. It lies at an elevation of 1040 meters above sea level. The postal code for the area is 06910, and it is associated with the canton of Vence for electoral purposes.
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Place details
- Locality
- Roquestéron
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 67
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Roquestéron
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Roquesteron 4.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A view of Roquestéron from the nearby hillside
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Roquestéron 06.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Nice
- French commune.canton
- Vence
- French commune.INSEE
- 06106
- French commune.postal code
- 06910
- French commune.demonym
- Roquérois
- French commune.mayor
- Danielle Chabaud
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Alpes d'Azur
- French commune.elevation m
- 340
- French commune.elevation min m
- 270
- French commune.elevation max m
- 1040
- French commune.area km2
- 6.47
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Named after
- Estéron
- Official name
- Roquesteron
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Nice
- Population
- 557
- Area
- 6.47
- Elevation
- 506
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Roquestéron
- Shares border with
- Sigale
- Official website
- roquesteron.fr
- Image
- Roquesteron 4.jpg
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- Commons category
- Roquestéron
- postal code
- 06910
- native label
- Roquesteron
- associated electoral district
- canton of Vence
- male population
- 295
- female population
- 286
- P8168
- Potentilla reptans
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-93-05-92-92
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Population
- Climate
- See also
- References
Roquestéron (; ; Italian, formerly: Roccasterone) is a rural commune on the Estéron river in the Alpes-Maritimes department in Southeastern France. It is part of Préalpes d'Azur Regional Natural Park.
==History== It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860 as Roccasterone.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Roquestéron” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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