Beuil
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Beuil | |
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 A general view of the village, from above | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Beuil | |
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| Coordinates: 44°05′45″N 6°59′18″E / 44.0958°N 6.9883°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Vence |
| Intercommunality | Alpes d'Azur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–2026) | Nicolas Donadey[1] |
Area 1 | 75.65 km2 (29.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 483 |
| • Density | 6.38/km2 (16.5/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Beuillois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06016 /06470 |
| Elevation | 1,040–2,815 m (3,412–9,236 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Beuil (French pronunciation: [bœj]; Occitan: Buelh; Italian: Boglio) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Geography
[edit]Beuil is a village located in the Maritime Alps, 78 km (48 mi) away from Nice. It is the gateway to the Mercantour National Park. A stop-off in the red-rocked Gorges of the river Cians and the Gorges de Daluis. The commune is traversed by the river Raton.
The Valberg ski resort is, in part, located on this town.
Arms
[edit]The blazon of the arms is as follows:
"Or, a star with sixteen rays Gules."
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 326 | — |
| 1975 | 320 | −0.27% |
| 1982 | 313 | −0.32% |
| 1990 | 330 | +0.66% |
| 1999 | 334 | +0.13% |
| 2007 | 491 | +4.93% |
| 2012 | 503 | +0.48% |
| 2017 | 525 | +0.86% |
| 2023 | 483 | −1.38% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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