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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
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| Coordinates: 43°47′32″N 7°13′56″E / 43.7922°N 7.2322°ECoordinates: 43°47′32″N 7°13′56″E / 43.7922°N 7.2322°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Arrondissement | Nice | |
| Canton | Levens | |
| Intercommunality | Nice-Côte d'Azur | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-François Spinelli | |
| Area1 | 7.52 km2 (2.90 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,511 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06034 /06670 | |
| Elevation | 68–881 m (223–2,890 ft) (avg. 382 m or 1,253 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Castagniers (Occitan: Castanhiers) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Castagniers is one of thirteen villages grouped together by the Communauté d'agglomération de Nice-Côte d'Azur tourist department as the Route des Villages Perchés (Route of Perched Villages). The others are: Aspremont, Coaraze, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, La Roquette, Levens, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet and Tourrette-Levens.
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