Roquebillière

Roquebillière
A general view of the village, with the belfry in the middle A general view of the village, with the belfry in the middle
Coat of arms
Roquebillière
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Roquebillière
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Roquebillière
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Manfredi
Area1	25.92 km2 (10.01 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,636
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	06103 / 06450
Elevation	500–2,045 m (1,640–6,709 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Roquebillière is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

History

It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860 as Roccabigliere." The town was at one time a Templar settlement.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,377	—
1968	1,426	+3.6%
1975	1,336	−6.3%
1982	1,504	+12.6%
1990	1,539	+2.3%
1999	1,467	−4.7%
2008	1,636	+11.5%

See also

• Col d'Andrion
• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References

• INSEE

External links

• (English) (French) & (Occitan) Dance and traditional music from Roquebillière