Puget-Théniers

Puget-Théniers
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Puget-Théniers Puget-Théniers
Coordinates: 43°57′25″N 6°53′39″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Vence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Corporandy
Area 1	21.45 km2 (8.28 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06099 /06260
Elevation	353–1,436 m (1,158–4,711 ft) (avg. 409 m or 1,342 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Puget-Théniers (French pronunciation: ​[pyʒɛ tenje]; Occitan: Lo Puget Tenier; Italian: Poggetto Tenieri) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Geography

It is situated on in the valley of the Var.

History

It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860 as Poggetto Tenieri.

Personalities

It is the birthplace of Auguste Blanqui, Jean-Pierre Papon and Aimé Teisseire.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 800 —     1800 914 +14.3% 1806 1,011 +10.6% 1822 1,053 +4.2% 1838 1,168 +10.9% 1848 1,195 +2.3% 1858 1,077 −9.9% 1861 1,304 +21.1% 1866 1,289 −1.2% 1872 1,222 −5.2% 1876 1,403 +14.8% 1881 1,426 +1.6% 1886 1,215 −14.8% 1891 1,571 +29.3% 1896 1,224 −22.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 1,337 +9.2% 1906 1,383 +3.4% 1911 1,166 −15.7% 1921 1,252 +7.4% 1926 1,261 +0.7% 1931 1,279 +1.4% 1936 1,271 −0.6% 1946 1,105 −13.1% 1954 1,089 −1.4% 1962 1,415 +29.9% 1968 1,488 +5.2% 1975 1,438 −3.4% 1982 1,446 +0.6% 1990 1,703 +17.8% 1999 1,533 −10.0%

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

External links

• Puget-Théniers Tourist Information
• (in English and French) & (Occitan) Dance and traditional music from Puget-Théniers.