Tourrette-Levens

Tourrette-Levens (French pronunciation: [turɛt ləvɛ̃s]; Occitan: Torreta de Levens; Italian: Torretta Levenzo) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.^[3]

Tourrette-Levens
Commune
A view of Tourrette-Levens from the castle
Coat of arms
Location of Tourrette-Levens
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Coordinates: 43°47′15″N 7°16′36″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)	Bertrand Gasiglia[1]
Area 1	16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,633
• Density	280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Demonym	Tourrettans
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06147 /06690
Elevation	160–845 m (525–2,772 ft) (avg. 390 m or 1,280 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Climate

Climate data for Tourrette-Levens (2018-2024), altitude: 416 m
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	11.4 (52.5)	13.6 (56.5)	15.3 (59.5)	17.4 (63.3)	21.2 (70.2)	26.4 (79.5)	29.9 (85.8)	30.0 (86.0)	25.7 (78.3)	20.3 (68.5)	14.8 (58.6)	11.8 (53.2)	19.8 (67.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	7.5 (45.5)	9.2 (48.6)	10.7 (51.3)	12.7 (54.9)	16.4 (61.5)	21.2 (70.2)	24.3 (75.7)	24.6 (76.3)	20.8 (69.4)	16.0 (60.8)	11.2 (52.2)	8.4 (47.1)	15.3 (59.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.7 (38.7)	4.9 (40.8)	6.1 (43.0)	8.0 (46.4)	11.6 (52.9)	16.0 (60.8)	18.8 (65.8)	19.1 (66.4)	15.9 (60.6)	12.0 (53.6)	7.7 (45.9)	5.1 (41.2)	10.7 (51.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	38.4 (1.51)	53.5 (2.11)	62.6 (2.46)	65.3 (2.57)	59.0 (2.32)	35.9 (1.41)	15.8 (0.62)	20.4 (0.80)	32.4 (1.28)	96.0 (3.78)	96.1 (3.78)	97.2 (3.83)	672.6 (26.47)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)	2.8	3.8	4.6	7.2	6.3	4.2	2.8	2.3	4.3	7.5	8.5	6.7	61
Mean monthly sunshine hours	102.9	121.7	151.5	146.4	148.7	157.1	178.0	149.0	139.0	99.6	75.5	68.7	1,538.1
Source: Infoclimat[4][5]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,650	—
1975	2,644	−0.03%
1982	3,004	+1.84%
1990	3,412	+1.60%
1999	4,116	+2.11%
2007	4,709	+1.70%
2012	4,786	+0.32%
2017	4,951	+0.68%
2024	4,703	−0.73%
Source: INSEE[6]

Tourism

Tourrette-Levens 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, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet and Utelle.^[7]

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department