Falicon | |
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 The church in Falicon | |
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Location of Falicon | |
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| Coordinates: 43°45′00″N 7°16′49″E / 43.75°N 7.2803°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Tourrette-Levens |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anaïs Tosel[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,111 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06060 /06950 |
| Elevation | 103–581 m (338–1,906 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Falicon (French pronunciation: [falikɔ̃]; Italian: Falicone) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 605 | — |
| 1968 | 715 | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 877 | +22.7% |
| 1982 | 1,065 | +21.4% |
| 1990 | 1,498 | +40.7% |
| 1999 | 1,644 | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 1,926 | +17.2% |
Tourism
Falicon 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, Carros, Castagniers, Coaraze, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.[3]
Twin towns — sister cities
Falicon is twinned with:
Merchweiler, Germany (1987)
Castellino Tanaro, Italy (2004)
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.
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