Peillon

Peillon (Occitan: Pelhon) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Peillon
Commune
A view across the Paillon Valley
Coat of arms
Location of Peillon
Peillon Peillon
Coordinates: 43°46′43″N 7°22′58″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Contes
Intercommunality	Pays des Paillons
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre-Charles Maria
Area ^1	8.7 km^2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,457
• Density	170/km^2 (430/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Peillonnais
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06092 /06440
Elevation	115–720 m (377–2,362 ft) (avg. 372 m or 1,220 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

The commune is perched on a mountaintop and has stairs instead of roads.

Population

The inhabitants are called Peillonnais.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1701 410 —     1754 350 −14.6% 1793 411 +17.4% 1800 396 −3.6% 1806 408 +3.0% 1821 546 +33.8% 1828 558 +2.2% 1836 557 −0.2% 1846 639 +14.7% 1856 641 +0.3% 1861 618 −3.6% 1866 604 −2.3% 1872 622 +3.0% 1876 605 −2.7% 1881 641 +6.0% 1886 591 −7.8% 1891 541 −8.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 583 +7.8% 1901 522 −10.5% 1906 535 +2.5% 1911 516 −3.6% 1921 394 −23.6% 1926 933 +136.8% 1931 721 −22.7% 1936 731 +1.4% 1946 537 −26.5% 1954 688 +28.1% 1962 781 +13.5% 1968 937 +20.0% 1975 898 −4.2% 1982 1,038 +15.6% 1990 1,139 +9.7% 1999 1,227 +7.7% 2008 1,346 +9.7%

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References

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