Le Tignet

Le Tignet (French pronunciation: [lə tiɲɛ]; Occitan: Lo Tinhet) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-eastern France.

Le Tignet
Commune
A view of the village of Le Tignet from a property on the path of Léouvière
Coat of arms
Location of Le Tignet
Le Tignet Show map of France Le Tignet Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°38′29″N 6°50′47″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Grasse
Canton	Grasse-1
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Grasse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Serra[1]
Area 1	11.26 km2 (4.35 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,158
• Density	280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06140 /06530
Elevation	30–600 m (98–1,969 ft) (avg. 325 m or 1,066 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Tignétans.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	397	—
1975	643	+7.13%
1982	1,123	+8.29%
1990	1,945	+7.11%
1999	2,763	+3.98%
2007	3,062	+1.29%
2012	3,225	+1.04%
2017	3,146	−0.49%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department