Cipières | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Cipières (Alpes-Maritimes).svg |
Arrondissement: | Grasse |
Canton: | Valbonne |
Insee: | 06041 |
Postal Code: | 06620 |
Mayor: | Gilbert Taulane[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Sophia Antipolis |
Coordinates: | 43.7842°N 6.9558°W |
Elevation M: | 780 |
Elevation Min M: | 459 |
Elevation Max M: | 1381 |
Area Km2: | 38.15 |
Cipières (in French pronounced as /sipjɛʁ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Cipieras) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Cipieres is about 50 minutes drive from the French Riviera, and is an unspoilt medieval village of around 400 inhabitants. There are two restaurants, a pizzeria and a general store. Sheep are farmed on the surrounding mountain side and a farm sells lamb direct and also makes a renowned goats cheese. There is an annual free rock festival (Ciprock) as well as a homemade kart race through the narrow streets, attracting children as well as some more serious adults.
It enjoys a beautiful climate and has far reaching views across the valley of the Loup to the peak of Mount Cheiron, with the village of Gréolières in the foreground.