Spéracèdes

Spéracèdes (French pronunciation: [speʁasɛd]; Occitan: Las Perascedas; Italian, formerly: Speiraceta) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

Spéracèdes Las Perascedas (Occitan)
Commune
View of the village towards Cabris
Coat of arms
Location of Spéracèdes
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Coordinates: 43°38′58″N 6°51′34″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Grasse
Canton	Grasse-1
Intercommunality	CA du Pays de Grasse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Macario[1]
Area 1	3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,180
• Density	341/km2 (883/sq mi)
Demonym	Spéracèdois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06137 /06530
Elevation	204–790 m (669–2,592 ft) (avg. 390 m or 1,280 ft)
Website	www.speracedes.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Part of Préalpes d'Azur Regional Natural Park,^[3] Spéracèdes is located 7 km (4.3 mi) east of Grasse and 25 km (15.5 mi) northeast of Cannes on the Mediterranean coast. Its inhabitants are called Spéracèdois (masculine) and Spéracèdoises (feminine) in French.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	531	—
1975	674	+3.47%
1982	764	+1.81%
1990	1,029	+3.79%
1999	1,095	+0.69%
2009	1,257	+1.39%
2014	1,293	+0.57%
2020	1,171	−1.64%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department