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Saint-Jeannet
Sant Joanet (
Occitan) | |
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Coordinates: 43°44′50″N 7°08′38″E / 43.7472°N 7.1439°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
Arrondissement | Grasse |
Canton | Vence |
Intercommunality | Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Julie Charles [1] |
Area 1 | 14.58 km2 (5.63 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 4,303 |
• Density | 300/km2 (760/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
06122 /06640 |
Elevation | 39–934 m (128–3,064 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Jeannet (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒanɛ]; Occitan: Sant Joanet) is a hilly commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France. Located just northeast of Vence, it is part of the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur.
In the 10th century, Saint-Jeannet became part of the County of Provence, under the leadership of William I.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,421 | — |
1975 | 1,843 | +3.78% |
1982 | 2,436 | +4.07% |
1990 | 3,188 | +3.42% |
1999 | 3,594 | +1.34% |
2009 | 3,669 | +0.21% |
2014 | 4,030 | +1.89% |
2020 | 4,317 | +1.15% |
Source: INSEE [3] |
Saint-Jeannet 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, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle. [4]