Roquestéron

Roquestéron (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkɛsteʁɔ̃]; Occitan: Roquesteron; Italian, formerly: Roccasterone) is a rural commune on the Estéron river in the Alpes-Maritimes department in Southeastern France. It is part of Préalpes d'Azur Regional Natural Park.^[3]

Roquestéron Roquesteron (Occitan)
Commune
A view of Roquestéron from the nearby hillside
Coat of arms
Location of Roquestéron
Roquestéron Show map of France Roquestéron Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°52′29″N 7°00′19″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Vence
Intercommunality	CC Alpes d'Azur
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Danielle Chabaud[1]
Area 1	6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	557
• Density	86.1/km2 (223/sq mi)
Demonym	Roquérois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06106 /06910
Elevation	270–1,040 m (890–3,410 ft) (avg. 340 m or 1,120 ft)
Website	roquesteron.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	422	—
1975	404	−0.62%
1982	428	+0.83%
1990	509	+2.19%
1999	478	−0.70%
2009	558	+1.56%
2014	574	+0.57%
2020	570	−0.12%
Source: INSEE[4]

Climate

Roquestéron had a weather station between 1987 and 2008. It has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by volatile temperatures, heavy precipitation varied with dry spells, and high diurnal temperature variation.

Climate data for Roquestéron (1987–2008 normals & extremes)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	27.1 (80.8)	25.6 (78.1)	26.8 (80.2)	28.1 (82.6)	32.6 (90.7)	35.8 (96.4)	36.7 (98.1)	40.1 (104.2)	34.7 (94.5)	30.4 (86.7)	24.6 (76.3)	22.2 (72.0)	40.1 (104.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	11.6 (52.9)	13.8 (56.8)	17.0 (62.6)	18.6 (65.5)	23.4 (74.1)	27.3 (81.1)	30.7 (87.3)	31.1 (88.0)	26.2 (79.2)	21.0 (69.8)	15.0 (59.0)	11.2 (52.2)	20.6 (69.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.6 (42.1)	6.9 (44.4)	9.9 (49.8)	11.7 (53.1)	16.3 (61.3)	19.9 (67.8)	22.7 (72.9)	23.0 (73.4)	18.8 (65.8)	14.8 (58.6)	9.1 (48.4)	5.7 (42.3)	13.8 (56.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−0.5 (31.1)	-0.0 (32.0)	2.7 (36.9)	4.9 (40.8)	9.2 (48.6)	12.4 (54.3)	14.6 (58.3)	14.8 (58.6)	11.3 (52.3)	8.4 (47.1)	3.3 (37.9)	0.1 (32.2)	6.8 (44.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−8.5 (16.7)	−8.0 (17.6)	−9.3 (15.3)	−2.0 (28.4)	−0.6 (30.9)	4.7 (40.5)	8.0 (46.4)	8.0 (46.4)	3.0 (37.4)	−1.4 (29.5)	−7.1 (19.2)	−9.4 (15.1)	−9.4 (15.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	87.9 (3.46)	48.8 (1.92)	45.4 (1.79)	90.0 (3.54)	78.1 (3.07)	52.0 (2.05)	35.1 (1.38)	46.5 (1.83)	100.1 (3.94)	148.0 (5.83)	135.2 (5.32)	91.2 (3.59)	964.5 (37.97)
Average precipitation days	5.9	3.9	4.7	9.0	8.0	6.0	4.4	4.7	6.2	7.9	7.4	5.3	73.3
Source 1: Météo Climat [5]
Source 2: Météo Climat [6]

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department