Colomars

Colomars
A view of the church of Colomars, from the road to Nice
A view of the church of Colomars, from the road to Nice
Coat of arms of Colomars
Location of Colomars
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Colomars is located in France
Colomars
Colomars
Colomars is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Colomars
Colomars
Coordinates: 43°45′52″N 7°13′22″E / 43.7644°N 7.2228°E / 43.7644; 7.2228
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonTourrette-Levens
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Isabelle Brès[1]
Area
1
6.72 km2 (2.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,487
 • Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06046 /06670
Elevation57–402 m (187–1,319 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.

Colomars (French pronunciation: [kɔlɔmaʁ]; Nissart: Couloumas; Italian: Colomarte) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Inhabitants of Colomars are called Colomarsois. Colomars is a part of the Pays Niçois. The local dialect is Nissart.

Colomars is 15 minutes away from the center of Nice by car. The village has both a sea and mountains view.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.