Colomars

Colomars (French pronunciation: [kɔlɔmaʁ]; Nissart: Couloumas; Italian: Colomarte) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Colomars
Commune
A view of the church of Colomars, from the road to Nice
Coat of arms
Location of Colomars
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Coordinates: 43°45′52″N 7°13′22″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Tourrette-Levens
Intercommunality	Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Isabelle Brès[1]
Area 1	6.72 km2 (2.59 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,507
• Density	520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06046 /06670
Elevation	57–402 m (187–1,319 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Inhabitants of Colomars are called Colomarsois. Colomars is a part of the Pays Niçois. The local dialect is Nissart.

Colomars is 15 minutes away from the center of Nice by car. The village has both a sea and mountains view.

Geography

Colomars is a residential area, located in a valley between Var to the west and Mont Chauve to the east. There are many pines and olive trees in the centre of the village. The fortress in Colomars was built in 1880 and the Sirole chapel was inaugurated in 1857.

History

Colomars was founded in 1070 by the monastery of Saint-Pons for the children of Raimbaud de Nice and Rostaing de Gréolièrs. A decree signed on 2 June 1874 by Maréchal de Mac Mahon separated Colomars, Aspremont and Castagniers into three separate villages. The municipality has celebrated 125 years of age on 19 September 1999.

Administration

The current mayor of Colomars is Isabelle Brès, since March 2008.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	979	—
1975	1,241	+3.45%
1982	1,714	+4.72%
1990	2,307	+3.78%
1999	2,876	+2.48%
2007	3,199	+1.34%
2012	3,318	+0.73%
2017	3,424	+0.63%
Source: INSEE[3]

Tourism

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

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department