Roquesteron

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Roquesteron
Roquesteron
Administration
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Roquesteron
Intercommunality	Vallée de l'Estéron
Mayor	André Roumagnac (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	270–1,040 m (890–3,410 ft) (avg. 340 m or 1,120 ft)
Land area1	6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Population2	539  (2008)
- Density	83 /km2 (210 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	06106/ 06910
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°52′29″N 7°00′19″E / 43.8747°N 7.0053°E / 43.8747; 7.0053

Roquesteron is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

History

It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860 as Roccasterone.

Population

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References

• INSEE

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