Tourrette-Levens (French pronunciation: [turɛt ləvɛ̃s]; Occitan: Torreta de Levens) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.[3]
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Commune | |
A view of Tourrette-Levens from the castle | |
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Coordinates: 43°47′15″N 7°16′36″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) | Bertrand Gasiglia[1] |
Area 1 | 16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi) |
Population | 5,013 |
• Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) |
Demonym | Tourrettans |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 06147 /06690 |
Elevation | 160–845 m (525–2,772 ft) (avg. 390 m or 1,280 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. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,650 | — |
1975 | 2,644 | −0.03% |
1982 | 3,004 | +1.84% |
1990 | 3,412 | +1.60% |
1999 | 4,116 | +2.11% |
2007 | 4,709 | +1.70% |
2012 | 4,786 | +0.32% |
2017 | 4,951 | +0.68% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Tourrette-Levens 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-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet and Utelle.[5]
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