Saint-Jeannet, Alpes-Maritimes

Coordinates: 43°44′50″N 7°08′38″E / 43.7472°N 7.1439°E / 43.7472; 7.1439
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Saint-Jeannet
Sant Joanet (Occitan)
The old village of Saint-Jeannet
The old village of Saint-Jeannet
Coat of arms of Saint-Jeannet
Location of Saint-Jeannet
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Saint-Jeannet is located in France
Saint-Jeannet
Saint-Jeannet
Saint-Jeannet is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Saint-Jeannet
Saint-Jeannet
Coordinates: 43°44′50″N 7°08′38″E / 43.7472°N 7.1439°E / 43.7472; 7.1439
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementGrasse
CantonVence
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Julie Charles[1]
Area
1
14.58 km2 (5.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,303
 • Density300/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06122 /06640
Elevation39–934 m (128–3,064 ft)
(avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jeannet (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒanɛ]; Occitan: Sant Joanet) is a hilly commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France. Located just northeast of Vence, it is part of the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur.

In the 10th century, Saint-Jeannet became part of the County of Provence, under the leadership of William I.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,421—    
1975 1,843+3.78%
1982 2,436+4.07%
1990 3,188+3.42%
1999 3,594+1.34%
2009 3,669+0.21%
2014 4,030+1.89%
2020 4,317+1.15%
Source: INSEE[3]

Tourism

Saint-Jeannet 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, Tourrette-Levens 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 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.