Saint-Blaise (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ blɛz]; Occitan: Sant Blai) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France.
![]() | This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French. (December 2008) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Saint-Blaise | |
---|---|
Commune | |
![]() The bell tower of the church | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Blaise ![]() | |
![]() ![]() Saint-Blaise ![]() ![]() Saint-Blaise | |
Coordinates: 43°49′21″N 7°14′18″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
Arrondissement | Nice |
Canton | Tourrette-Levens |
Intercommunality | Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Paul Fabre[1] |
Area 1 | 8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi) |
Population | 1,240 |
• Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 06117 /06670 |
Elevation | 88–808 m (289–2,651 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. |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1962 | 156 | — |
1968 | 190 | +21.8% |
1975 | 210 | +10.5% |
1982 | 339 | +61.4% |
1990 | 640 | +88.8% |
1999 | 892 | +39.4% |
2008 | 936 | +4.9% |
Saint-Blaise 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-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.[3]
![]() | This Alpes-Maritimes geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |