Lantosque

Lantosque
Lantosca (Occitan)
A view of the village of Lantosque, with the church of Saint-Pons in the upper right
A view of the village of Lantosque, with the church of Saint-Pons in the upper right
Coat of arms of Lantosque
Location of Lantosque
Map
Lantosque is located in France
Lantosque
Lantosque
Lantosque is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Lantosque
Lantosque
Coordinates: 43°58′28″N 7°18′47″E / 43.9744°N 7.3131°E / 43.9744; 7.3131
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonTourrette-Levens
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Thaon[1]
Area
1
44.76 km2 (17.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,200
 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06074 /06450
Elevation335–2,000 m (1,099–6,562 ft)
(avg. 512 m or 1,680 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lantosque (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃tɔsk]; Italian formerly and Occitan: Lantosca) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

Lantosque is one of sixteen picturesque villages grouped together by the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur tourist office on the Route des Villages Perchés (Route of Perched Villages) itinerary, together with Aspremont, Carros, Castagniers, Coaraze, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.[3]

  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.
  3. ^ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.