Coaraze

Coaraze (French pronunciation: [kɔaʁaz]; Occitan: Coarasa; Italian: Coarazza) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

For the racehorse, see Coaraze (horse).

Not to be confused with Coarraze.

Coaraze
Commune
An overall view of the village of Coaraze
Coat of arms
Location of Coaraze
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Coordinates: 43°51′54″N 7°17′45″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Contes
Intercommunality	CC du Pays des Paillons
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Monique Giraud-Lazzari[1]
Area 1	17.14 km2 (6.62 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	822
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06043 /06390
Elevation	313–1,414 m (1,027–4,639 ft) (avg. 620 m or 2,030 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Coaraze is a small village in the Nice hinterland, in the valley of the River Paillon. The closest town is Contes, 8 km (5.0 mi) away.

The village itself is built on a sandstone mount at the foot of Mount Férion (1,414 metres or 4,660 feet (1,420 m) high).

History

Erected as a baronnie in 1629, Coaraze was under Spanish administration from 1744 to 1748. In the nineteenth century the old trail was replaced by a road.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	513	—
1975	327	−6.23%
1982	463	+5.09%
1990	540	+1.94%
1999	654	+2.15%
2009	732	+1.13%
2014	811	+2.07%
2020	821	+0.20%
Source: INSEE[3]

Its inhabitants are called Coaraziens in French.

Tourism

Coaraze 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, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.^[4]

Coaraze is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (most beautiful villages of France) association.

Personalities

• Jean Cocteau
• Jules Engel
• Paul Vérola: poète, écrivain, cousin du Tsar par alliance

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department