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Falicon

Coordinates: 43°45′00″N 7°16′49″E / 43.75°N 7.2803°E / 43.75; 7.2803
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Falicon
The church in Falicon
The church in Falicon
Coat of arms of Falicon
Location of Falicon
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Falicon is located in France
Falicon
Falicon
Falicon is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Falicon
Falicon
Coordinates: 43°45′00″N 7°16′49″E / 43.75°N 7.2803°E / 43.75; 7.2803
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonTourrette-Levens
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Anaïs Tosel[1]
Area
1
5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,111
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06060 /06950
Elevation103–581 m (338–1,906 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Falicon (French pronunciation: [falikɔ̃]; Italian: Falicone) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 715—    
1975 877+2.96%
1982 1,065+2.81%
1990 1,498+4.36%
1999 1,644+1.04%
2009 1,919+1.56%
2014 1,969+0.52%
2020 2,053+0.70%
Source: INSEE[3]

Tourism

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Falicon 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, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.[4]

Twin towns — sister cities

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Falicon is twinned with:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.