Coaraze | |
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 An overall view of the village of Coaraze | |
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 Location of Coaraze | |
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| Coordinates: 43°51′54″N 7°17′45″E / 43.865°N 7.2958°E / 43.865; 7.2958 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Contes |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays des Paillons |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Monique Giraud-Lazzari1 |
Area 1 | 17.14 km2 (6.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 827 |
| • Density | 48.2/km2 (125/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06043 /06390 |
| Elevation | 313–1,414 m (1,027–4,639 ft) (avg. 620 m or 2,030 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Coaraze (French pronunciation: [kɔaʁaz]; Occitan: Coarasa; Italian: Coarazza) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Geography
Coaraze is a small village in the Nice hinterland, in the valley of the River Paillon. The closest town is Contes, 8 km (5.0 mi) away.
The village itself is built on a sandstone mount at the foot of Mount Férion (1,414 metres or 4,660 feet (1,420 m) high).
History
Erected as a baronnie in 1629, Coaraze was under Spanish administration from 1744 to 1748. In the nineteenth century the old trail was replaced by a road.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 513 | — |
| 1975 | 327 | −6.23% |
| 1982 | 463 | +5.09% |
| 1990 | 540 | +1.94% |
| 1999 | 654 | +2.15% |
| 2007 | 721 | +1.23% |
| 2012 | 783 | +1.66% |
| 2017 | 831 | +1.20% |
| 2023 | 827 | −0.08% |
| Source: INSEE3 | ||
Its inhabitants are called Coaraziens in French.
Tourism
Coaraze 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, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.4
Coaraze is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (most beautiful villages of France) association.
Personalities
- Jean Cocteau
- Jules Engel
- Paul Vérola: poète, écrivain, cousin du Tsar par alliance
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.