Falicon
Falicon is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
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Location of Falicon 
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| Coordinates: 43°45′00″N 7°16′49″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 (2008–2014) | Gisèle Kruppert |
| Area 1 | 5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,992 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06060 /06950 |
| Elevation | 103–581 m (338–1,906 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 605 | — |
| 1968 | 715 | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 877 | +22.7% |
| 1982 | 1,065 | +21.4% |
| 1990 | 1,498 | +40.7% |
| 1999 | 1,644 | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 1,926 | +17.2% |
Tourism
Falicon 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, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.[2]
Twin towns — sister cities
Falicon is twinned with:
Merchweiler, Germany (1987)
Castellino Tanaro, Italy (2004)
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.
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