Saint-Jeannet, Alpes-Maritimes Explained

Saint-Jeannet
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Saint-Jeannet (Alpes-Maritimes).svg
Arrondissement:Grasse
Canton:Vence
Insee:06122
Postal Code:06640
Mayor:Julie Charles[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Coordinates:43.7472°N 7.1439°W
Elevation M:400
Elevation Min M:39
Elevation Max M:934
Area Km2:14.58

Saint-Jeannet (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ ʒanɛ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Sant Joanet) is a hilly commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France. Located just northeast of Vence, it is part of the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur.

In the 10th century, Saint-Jeannet became part of the County of Provence, under the leadership of William I.

Tourism

Saint-Jeannet is one of sixteen villages grouped together by the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur tourist department as the Route des Villages Perchés (Route of Perched Villages). The others are: Aspremont, Carros, Castagniers, Coaraze, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. Web site: The route of perched villages. Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.