Colomars
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Colomars (French pronunciation: [kɔlɔmaʁ]; Nissart: Couloumas; Italian: Colomarte) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Inhabitants of Colomars are called Colomarsois. Colomars is a part of the Pays Niçois. The local dialect is Nissart.
Colomars is 15 minutes away from the center of Nice by car. The village has both a sea and mountains view.
01Geography
02History
Colomars was founded in 1070 by the monastery of Saint-Pons for the children of Raimbaud de Nice and Rostaing de Gréolièrs. A decree signed on 2 June 1874 by Maréchal de Mac Mahon separated Colomars, Aspremont and Castagniers into three separate villages. The municipality has celebrated 125 years of age on 19 September 1999.
03Administration
The current mayor of Colomars is Isabelle Brès, since March 2008.
04Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 979 | , |
| 1975 | 1,241 | +3.45% |
| 1982 | 1,714 | +4.72% |
| 1990 | 2,307 | +3.78% |
| 1999 | 2,876 | +2.48% |
| 2007 | 3,199 | +1.34% |
| 2012 | 3,318 | +0.73% |
| 2017 | 3,424 | +0.63% |
| 2023 | 3,409 | −0.07% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
05Tourism
Colomars 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, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.
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