Colomars
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Commune of Colomars |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Levens |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de Nice-Côte d'Azur |
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| Elevation | 57 m–402 m (avg. 300 m) |
| Land area¹ | 6,72 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2876 |
| - Density | 427/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 06046/ 06670 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Colomars (Nissart: Couloumas) is a commune in France, located in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Inhabitants of Colomars are called Colomarsois. Colomars is a part of the Pays niçois. The local language is Nissart.
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[edit] Geography
Colomars is a residential area, located in a valley between Var to the west and Mont Chauve to the east. There are many pines and olive trees in the centre of the village. The fortress in Colomars was built in 1880 and the Sirole chapel was inaugurated in 1857.
[edit] History
Colomars was founded in 1070 by the monastery of Saint-Pons for the children of Raimbaud de Nice and Rostaing de Gréolièrs. A decree signed on June 2, 1874 by Maréchal de Mac Mahon separated Colomars, Aspremont and Castagniers into three separate villages. The municipality has celebrated 125 years of age on September 19, 1999.
[edit] Administration
The current mayor of Colomars is Henri-Paul Girard, since March 2001.
[edit] Demography
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
| Population | 679 | 979 | 1241 | 1714 | 2307 | 2876 |
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Colomars at the National Geographic Institution of France
- Colomars at the Insee site
- Colomars at the Quid site
- Neighbouring villages of Colomars
- Location of Colomars on a map of France
- Map of Colomars at Mapquest
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