Beuil

Beuil (Italian: Boglio, Occitan: Buelh) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Beuil
Commune
A general view of the village, from above
Coat of arms
Location of Beuil
Beuil Beuil
Coordinates: 44°05′45″N 6°59′18″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Vence
Intercommunality	Alpes d'Azur
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Stéphane Simonini
Area ^1	75.65 km^2 (29.21 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	525
• Density	6.9/km^2 (18/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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 Cians and Daluis.

The commune is traversed by the Raton River.

The Valberg ski resort is, in part, located on this town.

Arms

The blazon of the arms is as follows:

"Or, a star with sixteen rays Gules."

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	848	—
1800	468	−44.8%
1806	468	+0.0%
1822	702	+50.0%
1838	485	−30.9%
1848	717	+47.8%
1858	555	−22.6%
1861	589	+6.1%
1866	596	+1.2%
1872	568	−4.7%
1876	559	−1.6%
1881	580	+3.8%
1886	623	+7.4%
1891	641	+2.9%
1896	594	−7.3%
1901	597	+0.5%
1906	635	+6.4%
1911	675	+6.3%
1921	544	−19.4%
1926	505	−7.2%
1931	512	+1.4%
1936	702	+37.1%
1946	557	−20.7%
1954	391	−29.8%
1962	360	−7.9%
1968	326	−9.4%
1975	320	−1.8%
1982	313	−2.2%
1990	330	+5.4%
1999	334	+1.2%
2004	460	+37.7%
2008	493	+7.2%
2009	496	+0.6%
2014	516	+4.0%

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• Official site