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Colomars
ColomarsAdministration Country France Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Department Alpes-Maritimes Arrondissement Nice Canton Levens Intercommunality Nice-Côte d'Azur Mayor Isabelle Brès
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 57–402 m (187–1,319 ft)
(avg. 300 m/980 ft)Land area1 6.72 km2 (2.59 sq mi) Population2 3,226 (2008) - Density 480 /km2 (1,200 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 06046/ 06670 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 43°45′52″N 7°13′22″E / 43.7644444444°N 7.22277777778°E
Colomars (Nissart: Couloumas) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Inhabitants of Colomars are called Colomarsois. Colomars is a part of the Pays Niçois. The local dialect is Nissart.
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Geography
Colomars is a residential area, located in a valley between Var to the west and Mont Chauve to the east. There are many pines and olive trees in the centre of the village. The fortress in Colomars was built in 1880 and the Sirole chapel was inaugurated in 1857.
History
Colomars was founded in 1070 by the monastery of Saint-Pons for the children of Raimbaud de Nice and Rostaing de Gréolièrs. A decree signed on 2 June 1874 by Maréchal de Mac Mahon separated Colomars, Aspremont and Castagniers into three separate villages. The municipality has celebrated 125 years of age on 19 September 1999.
Administration
The current mayor of Colomars is Isabelle Brès, since March 2008.
Population
Historical population of Colomars 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 679 979 1241 1714 2307 2876 3226 Tourism
Colomars is one of thirteen villages grouped together by the Communauté d'agglomération de Nice-Côte d'Azur tourist department as the Route des Villages Perchés (Route of Perched Villages). The others are: Aspremont, Castagniers, Coaraze, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, La Roquette, Levens, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet and Tourrette-Levens.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Booklet The route of perched villages, Communaute Nice Côte d'Azur, 2007
External links
- Official site
- Colomars at the Quid site
- Neighbouring villages of Colomars
- Location of Colomars on a map of France
- Map of Colomars at Mapquest
Categories:- Communes of Alpes-Maritimes
- Villages in France
- Alpes-Maritimes geography stubs
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