Tourrette-Levens

Tourrette-Levens (French pronunciation: ​[turɛt ləvɛ̃s]; Occitan: Torreta de Levens) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.[3]

Tourrette-Levens
Commune
A view of Tourrette-Levens from the castle
Coat of arms
Location of Tourrette-Levens
Tourrette-Levens
Tourrette-Levens
Coordinates: 43°47′15″N 7°16′36″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonTourrette-Levens
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bertrand Gasiglia[1]
Area
1
16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
5,013
 • Density300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Tourrettans
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06147 /06690
Elevation160–845 m (525–2,772 ft)
(avg. 390 m or 1,280 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19622,035—    
19682,650+30.2%
19752,644−0.2%
19823,004+13.6%
19903,412+13.6%
19994,116+20.6%
20084,728+14.9%

Tourism

Tourrette-Levens 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, Falicon, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet and Utelle.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Commune de Tourrette-Levens (06147), INSEE
  4. "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.


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