Tourrette-Levens
Tourrette-Levens | |
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 A view of Tourrette-Levens from the castle | |
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Location of Tourrette-Levens | |
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| Coordinates: 43°47′15″N 7°16′36″E / 43.7875°N 7.2767°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 (2022)[2] | 4,633 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/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. | |
Tourrette-Levens (French pronunciation: [turɛt ləvɛ̃s]; Occitan: Torreta de Levens; Italian: Torretta Levenzo) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Tourrette-Levens (2018-2024), altitude: 416 m | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) | 13.6 (56.5) | 15.3 (59.5) | 17.4 (63.3) | 21.2 (70.2) | 26.4 (79.5) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.0 (86.0) | 25.7 (78.3) | 20.3 (68.5) | 14.8 (58.6) | 11.8 (53.2) | 19.8 (67.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) | 9.2 (48.6) | 10.7 (51.3) | 12.7 (54.9) | 16.4 (61.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 24.3 (75.7) | 24.6 (76.3) | 20.8 (69.4) | 16.0 (60.8) | 11.2 (52.2) | 8.4 (47.1) | 15.3 (59.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) | 4.9 (40.8) | 6.1 (43.0) | 8.0 (46.4) | 11.6 (52.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 18.8 (65.8) | 19.1 (66.4) | 15.9 (60.6) | 12.0 (53.6) | 7.7 (45.9) | 5.1 (41.2) | 10.7 (51.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38.4 (1.51) | 53.5 (2.11) | 62.6 (2.46) | 65.3 (2.57) | 59.0 (2.32) | 35.9 (1.41) | 15.8 (0.62) | 20.4 (0.80) | 32.4 (1.28) | 96.0 (3.78) | 96.1 (3.78) | 97.2 (3.83) | 672.6 (26.47) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 6.7 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 102.9 | 121.7 | 151.5 | 146.4 | 148.7 | 157.1 | 178.0 | 149.0 | 139.0 | 99.6 | 75.5 | 68.7 | 1,538.1 |
| Source: Infoclimat[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2024 | 4,703 | −0.73% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Tourism
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.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Commune de Tourrette-Levens (06147), INSEE
- ^ "Tourrette-Levens: Occurences de phénomènes". Infoclimat (in French). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Normales et records pour la période 2001-2030 à Tourrette-Levens: Valeurs climatologiques". Infoclimat (in French). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
43.78°N, 7.43°E
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.
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