Tourette-du-Château (French: [tuʁɛt dy ʃɑto]; Occitan: Torreta d'en Castèu; Italian: Torretta) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Tourette-du-Château
Torreta d'en Castèu (Occitan)
A view of the village of Tourette-du-Château, from the road to Gilette
A view of the village of Tourette-du-Château, from the road to Gilette
Coat of arms of Tourette-du-Château
Location of Tourette-du-Château
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Tourette-du-Château is located in France
Tourette-du-Château
Tourette-du-Château
Tourette-du-Château is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Tourette-du-Château
Tourette-du-Château
Coordinates: 43°53′00″N 7°08′36″E / 43.8833°N 7.1433°E / 43.8833; 7.1433
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonVence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Baudoin[1]
Area
1
9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
142
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06145 /06830
Elevation276–1,551 m (906–5,089 ft)
(avg. 900 m or 3,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 39—    
1975 23−7.27%
1982 38+7.44%
1990 66+7.14%
1999 89+3.38%
2009 117+2.77%
2014 124+1.17%
2020 138+1.80%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also edit

References edit

  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