Utelle

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Administration
Utelle



Utelle
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Utelle
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Lantosque
Mayor	Bernard Cortes (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	126–2,080 m (413–6,820 ft) (avg. 800 m or 2,600 ft)
Land area¹	67.97 km² (26.24 sq mi)
Population²	693 (2008)
- Density	10 /km² (26 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	06151/ 06450
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
²Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 43°55′07″N 7°14′53″E / 43.9186°N 7.2481°E / 43.9186; 7.2481

Utelle (Occitan: Uels) is a commune about 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Geography

It is perched on a hill along the Vesubie Gorge not far from the Mercantour National Park.

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Sights

Formerly an agricultural village planted with numerous olive trees, the village is near the Madonne d'Utelle, a chapel that serves as an annual pilgrimage site for local Catholics.

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