La Colle-sur-Loup
La Colle-sur-Loup (Occitan: Sa Còla de Lopa) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
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 A view over the village of La Colle-sur-Loup | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of La Colle-sur-Loup 
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| Coordinates: 43°41′14″N 7°06′16″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | Villeneuve-Loubet |
| Intercommunality | CA Sophia Antipolis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Berkesse |
| Area 1 | 9.82 km2 (3.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 7,838 |
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06044 /06480 |
| Elevation | 10–351 m (33–1,152 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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| 1982 | 4,749 | — |
| 1990 | 6,025 | +26.9% |
| 1999 | 6,697 | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 7,633 | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 7,866 | +3.1% |
Notable residents
- Jean-François-Maxime Raybaud (1795–1894), a philhellene officer, writer, and a participant in the War of Independence of Greece.
- Bernard Collomb (1930–2011), race car driver, lived in the town after his retirement from racing
- Daniel Pennac (born 1944), writer, spent part of his childhood in the town
- Jean-Pierre Teisseire (born 1940), politician and professional football player, was born in La Colle-sur-Loup
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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