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Roquebillière

Coordinates: 44°00′43″N 7°18′27″E / 44.0119°N 07.3075°E / 44.0119; 07.3075
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Roquebillière
A general view of the village, with the belfry in the middle
A general view of the village, with the belfry in the middle
Coat of arms of Roquebillière
Location of Roquebillière
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Roquebillière is located in France
Roquebillière
Roquebillière
Roquebillière is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Roquebillière
Roquebillière
Coordinates: 44°00′43″N 7°18′27″E / 44.0119°N 07.3075°E / 44.0119; 07.3075
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonTourrette-Levens
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Manfredi[1]
Area
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25.92 km2 (10.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,815
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06103 /06450
Elevation500–2,045 m (1,640–6,709 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roquebillière (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkbiljɛʁ]; historical Italian: Roccabigliera; Occitan: Ròcabilhiera) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

History

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It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860 as Roccabigliere. The town was at one time a Templar settlement.

Arthur Koestler describes the town in August of 1939 in the opening chapter of Scum of the Earth (book), his memoir of the Fall of France. He and two companions spent their last summer there before the outbreak of World War II while finishing his book Darkness at Noon.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,426—    
1975 1,336−0.93%
1982 1,504+1.71%
1990 1,539+0.29%
1999 1,467−0.53%
2009 1,635+1.09%
2014 1,774+1.65%
2020 1,822+0.45%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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