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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Revest-les-Roches
Commune
View of the village on the way to BonsonView of the village on the way to Bonson
Coat of arms of Revest-les-RochesCoat of arms
Location of Revest-les-Roches
Revest-les-Roches is located in FranceRevest-les-RochesRevest-les-RochesShow map of FranceRevest-les-Roches is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurRevest-les-RochesRevest-les-RochesShow map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°52′53″N 7°09′29″E / 43.8814°N 7.1581°E / 43.8814; 7.1581
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonVence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Mehr
Area8.61 km (3.32 sq mi)
Population235
 • Density27/km (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code06100 /06830
Elevation138–1,524 m (453–5,000 ft)
(avg. 853 m or 2,799 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Revest-les-Roches (French pronunciation: [ʁəvɛst le ʁɔʃ]; Occitan: So Revest dei Ròcas) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Its inhabitants are called Revestois.

Toponymy

The name of the village, as it was first recorded in 1007 (Revestis), comes from the Occitan So Revèst, a variant of revèrs, and means a site exposed to the north.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 25—    
1975 25+0.00%
1982 49+10.09%
1990 122+12.08%
1999 162+3.20%
2009 208+2.53%
2014 224+1.49%
2020 229+0.37%
Source: INSEE

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. Ernest Nègre, Toponymie générale de la France : étymologie de 35 000 noms de lieux, vol. 2 : Formations non-romanes; formations dialectales, Geneva, Librairie Droz, coll. « Publications romanes et françaises » (no 194), 1996, 676 p. (ISBN 978-2-600-00133-5), § 22391, p 1199
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Alpes-Maritimes Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department


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