Revest-les-Roches

Revest-les-Roches
Commune
View of the village on the way to BonsonView of the village on the way to Bonson
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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
Area18.61 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Population (2021)233
 • Density27/km2 (70/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)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Revest-les-Roches (French pronunciation: ; 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

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 légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  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
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