Revest-les-Roches (French pronunciation: [ʁəvɛst le ʁɔʃ]; Occitan: So Revest dei Ròcas) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
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Revest-les-Roches | |
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Commune | |
View of the village on the way to Bonson | |
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Location of Revest-les-Roches ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 43°52′53″N 7°09′29″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
Arrondissement | Nice |
Canton | Vence |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Mehr[1] |
Area 1 | 8.61 km2 (3.32 sq mi) |
Population | 231 |
• Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 06100 /06830 |
Elevation | 138–1,524 m (453–5,000 ft) (avg. 853 m or 2,799 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Its inhabitants are called Revestois.
The name of the village, as it was first recorded in 1007 (Revestis), comes from the Occitan So Revèst, a variant of revèrs, and means a site exposed to the north.[3]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 40 | — |
1968 | 25 | −37.5% |
1975 | 25 | +0.0% |
1982 | 49 | +96.0% |
1990 | 122 | +149.0% |
1999 | 162 | +32.8% |
2005 | 192 | +18.5% |
2006 | 197 | +2.6% |
2010 | 212 | +7.6% |
2012 | 211 | −0.5% |
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