Beuil

Beuil

A general view of the village, from above

Coat of arms
Beuil

Coordinates: 44°05′45″N 6°59′18″E / 44.0958°N 6.9883°E / 44.0958; 6.9883Coordinates: 44°05′45″N 6°59′18″E / 44.0958°N 6.9883°E / 44.0958; 6.9883
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Nice
Canton Guillaumes
Intercommunality Cians Var
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Stéphane Simonini
Area1 75.65 km2 (29.21 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 493
  Density 6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 06016 / 06470
Elevation 1,040–2,815 m (3,412–9,236 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.

Beuil (Occitan: Buelh) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Geography

Beuil is a picturesque village located in the Maritime Alps, 78 km (48 mi) away from Nice. It is the gateway to the Mercantour National Park. A stop-off in the Red-rocked Gorges of the Cians and Daluis.

The commune is traversed by the Raton River.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1968326    
1975320−1.8%
1982313−2.2%
1990330+5.4%
1999334+1.2%
2008493+47.6%

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