Aiglun, Alpes-Maritimes

Coordinates: 43°51′30″N 6°54′54″E / 43.8583°N 6.915°E / 43.8583; 6.915
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Aiglun
A general view of the village
A general view of the village
Coat of arms of Aiglun
Location of Aiglun
Map
Aiglun is located in France
Aiglun
Aiglun
Aiglun is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Aiglun
Aiglun
Coordinates: 43°51′30″N 6°54′54″E / 43.8583°N 6.915°E / 43.8583; 6.915
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementGrasse
CantonVence
IntercommunalityAlpes d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Anthony Salomone[1]
Area
1
15.37 km2 (5.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
93
 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06001 /06910
Elevation373–1,541 m (1,224–5,056 ft)
(avg. 624 m or 2,047 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aiglun (French pronunciation: [ɛɡlœ̃]) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France.

Geography

Aiglun is a remote mountain commune some 40 km north-east of Nice in a straight line. There are only two access routes to the commune - the first by Highway D17 from Roquesteron to the east. Heading west on Highway D17 continue left onto Highway D10 which continues via a mountainous route into the commune and the village of Aiglun. The other access is the continuation of Highway D10 west from Aiglun over a circuitous mountain route to Le Mas. The Estéron river passes through the commune south of the village and forms part of the western border of the commune as well as a small portion of the eastern border. Numerous streams feed into this river in the commune.

The northern part of the commune consists of high snow-capped mountains while the southern part is less high mountains. There are few roads however there are four hamlets in the Esteron Valley: Vascogne, Les Lones, Le Colombier, and L'Escle.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

In 1388 the village of Aiglun was under the protection of the House of Savoy like the rest of the region during the "Dédition of Nice to Savoy"[4] from 1388.

At the Treaty of Turin on 24 March 1760, the commune became French (the kingdom of France and that of Sardinia then proceeded to boundary adjustments and therefore there was an exchange of territories).

Toponymy

The name of the town appears for the first time in texts around 1200 in the form Ayglezuni. This was derived from the Latin word Aquila, meaning "eagle", and the Gallic dunum, meaning "height" and signifies as a whole the "height of the eagle".[5]

Heraldry

Arms of Aiglun
Arms of Aiglun
Blazon:

Azure, a spread eagle of Argent over a salmon the same.



Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Aiglun[6]

Mayors from 1870 to 1942
From To Name Party Position
1870 1874 Jean-Baptiste GRANIER
1874 1876 Antoine BERNARD
1876 1878 Louis BERNARD
1878 1881 Auguste BONNEFROI
1881 1884 Désiré MARTEL
1884 1888 Joseph DAUMAS
1888 1896 Désiré MARTEL
1896 1900 Jean-Pierre JAUME
1900 1901 Pierre GUIZOL
1901 1912 Joseph ROBIN
1912 1920 Jean-Pierre JAUME
1920 1942 Antoine ROUX
The Town Hall
Mayors from 1942
From To Name Party
1942 1945 François Blanc
1945 1978 Pierre Martin
1978 2001 Marius Blanc
2001 2005 Irene Montiglio SE
2005 2014 Charles Bremond DVD
2014 2020 Didier Nicolas
2020 Current Anthony Salomone

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aiglenois or Aiglenoises in French.[7]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 240—    
1800 203−2.36%
1806 261+4.28%
1821 250−0.29%
1831 266+0.62%
1836 248−1.39%
1841 351+7.19%
1846 366+0.84%
1851 380+0.75%
1856 344−1.97%
1861 286−3.63%
1866 286+0.00%
1872 272−0.83%
1876 268−0.37%
1881 218−4.05%
1886 187−3.02%
1891 241+5.20%
1896 175−6.20%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 150−3.04%
1906 152+0.27%
1911 142−1.35%
1921 100−3.45%
1926 115+2.83%
1931 110−0.89%
1936 123+2.26%
1946 95−2.55%
1954 90−0.67%
1962 58−5.34%
1968 50−2.44%
1975 70+4.92%
1982 94+4.30%
1990 91−0.40%
1999 106+1.71%
2007 92−1.76%
2012 91−0.22%
2017 91+0.00%
Source: EHESS[8] and INSEE[9]
The Estéron river
Aiglun War Memorial

Sites and Monuments

The village is known for its steep climbing walls over 200 metres high with high difficulty routes. The Aiglun canyon is also popular for canyoning enthusiasts.

Aiglun Picture Gallery

  • The Village
    The Village
  • First tunnel on the road to the village
    First tunnel on the road to the village
  • The bridge entering Aiglun
    The bridge entering Aiglun
  • The cliff road into Aiglun
    The cliff road into Aiglun
  • An Oratory in the cliff face
    An Oratory in the cliff face
  • The entry to Aiglun
    The entry to Aiglun
  • Main entrance to Aiglun
    Main entrance to Aiglun
  • Aiglun Water Trough
    Aiglun Water Trough
  • Aiglun Church
    Aiglun Church

Notable people

  • Fanny Robiane. Daughter of Joseph Robin, who was mayor of Aiglun in the early 20th century, this French theatre actress died in 1982 at Aiglun, where she retired and she has left a rich archive (autographed books, including by Armand Godoy, Jean-Richard Bloch and others; pictures; clippings, etc.). Her memory is still alive with the people of Aiglun (the Aiglenois) who knew her and plans are underway to honour her. A cultural association sponsored among others by the commune and the General Council launched since 2004 called "Fanny Robiane Encounter" devoted to theatre, poetry, music and other one-time cultural events are scheduled throughout the year. Sometimes these events are carried out in collaboration with the University of Nice.

See also

  • Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department
  • Yves Bernard, The Tourist and Cultural Directory of the Alpes-Maritimes and Monaco, p. 149 Publishing Campanile, 1997 (ISBN 978-2-912366-00-9)

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 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Google Maps
  4. ^ This was a charter of 28 September 1388 which attached Nice to the new territories of Provence for the House of Savoy. See Dédition de Nice à la Savoie in the French Wikipedia
  5. ^ Ernest Nègre, Toponymie générale de la France: etymology of 35,000 place names, Genève: Librairie Droz, 1990. Collection of Roman and French Publications, volume 193. Volume I : Preceltic, Celtic, and Roman words, § 2725, p. 173,
  6. ^ List of Mayors of France
  7. ^ Le nom des habitants du 06 - Alpes-Maritimes, habitants.fr
  8. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Aiglun, EHESS (in French).
  9. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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