Saint-Jeannet, Alpes-Maritimes

Saint-Jeannet
Sant Joanet (Occitan)
The old village of Saint-Jeannet
Location of Saint-Jeannet
Saint-Jeannet
Saint-Jeannet
Coordinates: 43°44′50″N 7°08′38″E / 43.7472°N 7.1439°E / 43.7472; 7.1439
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementGrasse
CantonVence
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2026) Julie Charles[1]
Area
1
14.58 km2 (5.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
4,453
 • Density305.4/km2 (791.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06122 /06640
Elevation39–934 m (128–3,064 ft)
(avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jeannet (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒanɛ]; Occitan: 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.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,421—    
1975 1,843+3.78%
1982 2,436+4.07%
1990 3,188+3.42%
1999 3,594+1.34%
2007 3,645+0.18%
2012 3,887+1.29%
2017 4,128+1.21%
2023 4,453+1.27%
Source: INSEE[3]

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.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  4. ^ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.