Le Tignet (French pronunciation: [lə tiɲɛ]; Occitan: Lo Tinhet) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-eastern France.
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Le Tignet | |
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Commune | |
A view of the village of Le Tignet from a property on the path of Léouvière | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Le Tignet ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 43°38′29″N 6°50′47″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
Arrondissement | Grasse |
Canton | Grasse-1 |
Intercommunality | CA Pays de Grasse |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Serra[1] |
Area 1 | 11.26 km2 (4.35 sq mi) |
Population | 3,066 |
• Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 06140 /06530 |
Elevation | 30–600 m (98–1,969 ft) (avg. 325 m or 1,066 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Tignétans.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 397 | — |
1975 | 643 | +7.13% |
1982 | 1,123 | +8.29% |
1990 | 1,945 | +7.11% |
1999 | 2,763 | +3.98% |
2007 | 3,062 | +1.29% |
2012 | 3,225 | +1.04% |
2017 | 3,146 | −0.49% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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