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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Falicon
Commune
The church in FaliconThe church in Falicon
Coat of arms of FaliconCoat of arms
Location of Falicon
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Coordinates: 43°45′00″N 7°16′49″E / 43.75°N 7.2803°E / 43.75; 7.2803
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonTourrette-Levens
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Anaïs Tosel
Area5.17 km (2.00 sq mi)
Population2,170
 • Density420/km (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code06060 /06950
Elevation103–581 m (338–1,906 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Falicon (French pronunciation: [falikɔ̃]; Italian: Falicone) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 715—    
1975 877+2.96%
1982 1,065+2.81%
1990 1,498+4.36%
1999 1,644+1.04%
2009 1,919+1.56%
2014 1,969+0.52%
2020 2,053+0.70%
Source: INSEE

Tourism

Falicon 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, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.

Twin towns — sister cities

Falicon is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.
Alpes-Maritimes Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department


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