Beuil
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Beuil | |
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 A general view of the village, from above | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Beuil  | |
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| Coordinates: 44°05′45″N 6°59′18″E / 44.0958°N 6.9883°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Vence |
| Intercommunality | Alpes d'Azur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Roland Giraud[1] |
| Area 1 | 75.65 km2 (29.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 553 |
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Beuillois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06016 /06470 |
| Elevation | 1,040–2,815 m (3,412–9,236 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Beuil (French pronunciation: [bœj]; Occitan: Buelh; Italian: Boglio) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Geography
[edit]Beuil is a village located in the Maritime Alps, 78 km (48 mi) away from Nice. It is the gateway to the Mercantour National Park. A stop-off in the Red-rocked Gorges of the Cians and Daluis.
The commune is traversed by the Raton River.
The Valberg ski resort is, in part, located on this town.
Arms
[edit]The blazon of the arms is as follows:
"Or, a star with sixteen rays Gules."
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 326 | — |
| 1975 | 320 | −0.27% |
| 1982 | 313 | −0.32% |
| 1990 | 330 | +0.66% |
| 1999 | 334 | +0.13% |
| 2009 | 496 | +4.03% |
| 2014 | 516 | +0.79% |
| 2020 | 552 | +1.13% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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