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Contes
ContesAdministration Country France Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Department Alpes-Maritimes Arrondissement Nice Canton Contes Intercommunality Pays des Paillons Mayor Francis Tujague
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 123–642 m (404–2,106 ft)
(avg. 290 m/950 ft)Land area1 19.47 km2 (7.52 sq mi) Population2 6,909 (2008) - Density 355 /km2 (920 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 06048/ 06390 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°48′46″N 7°18′52″E / 43.8127777778°N 7.31444444444°E
Contes is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in south-eastern France.
Its inhabitants are Contois. Because the village sounds like the French word comte, the aristocratic title count, it called itself Point Libre during the revolutionary period.
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Geography
Contes is a 7.52-square-mile (19.5 km2) commune in the Southeast of France. It is located on Paillon valley, between 130 and 480 metres AMSL (430–1580 ft). The inhabitants live mainly in the village, but also in hamlets like Sclos, La Vernéa, La Pointe.
Population
Historical population of Contes, Alpes-Maritimes 1793 1800 1806 1822 1838 1848 1858 1861 1866 1872 1442 1474 1426 1838 1861 1904 1930 1707 1748 1560 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1588 1681 1655 1634 1688 1653 1716 1911 2013 2524 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2752 2717 2003 2366 2876 2458 4123 4941 5867 6550 2008 6909 Economy
Formerly a rural community, with olive, vineyard and cattle-based economy, it has converted in a secondary town with services activities and residential areas for people working in the 15 km (9.3 mi) far city of Nice. The town has an important Lafarge plaster factory.
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References
Categories:- Communes of Alpes-Maritimes
- Alpes-Maritimes geography stubs
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