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Bouyon
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Bouyon (; ; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
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Bouyon is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Coursegoules in the Alpes-Maritimes department and the arrondissement of Grasse. It is located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. The municipality shares borders with Bézaudun-les-Alpes, Le Broc, Les Ferres, and Gilette. Its postal code is 06510, and it falls under the associated electoral district of the canton of Vence.
The area of Bouyon is 12.29 square kilometers, with an elevation of 1260 meters above sea level. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 560 residents (265 male and 273 female) and another citing 368. The official website for the commune is bouyon.fr.
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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, Bouyon is referenced by 171 other articles, and connects out to France, French and Italian.
It is catalogued under topics including Alpes-Maritimes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia, Communes of Alpes-Maritimes and Geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia.
Its subject is documented across 49 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bouyon
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 368
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Bouyon
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Bouyon.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A general view of the village
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Bouyon 06.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Grasse
- French commune.canton
- Vence
- French commune.INSEE
- 06022
- French commune.postal code
- 06510
- French commune.demonym
- Bouyonnais
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Pierre Mascarelli
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Sophia Antipolis
- French commune.elevation m
- 637
- French commune.elevation min m
- 159
- French commune.elevation max m
- 1260
- French commune.area km2
- 12.29
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Bouyon
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Grasse
- Population
- 550
- Area
- 12.29
- Elevation
- 670
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Gilette
- Official website
- www.bouyon.fr
- Image
- Bouyon.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bouyon
- postal code
- 06510
- associated electoral district
- canton of Vence
- male population
- 265
- female population
- 273
- P8168
- Eberhard Arnold
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-93-59-07-07
- fax number
- +33-4-93-59-06-06
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Population
- See also
- References
- External links
Bouyon (; ; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Situated northwest of Nice, Bouyon offers magnificent panoramic views of the Alps, and features a traditional château and communal bread oven. Local leisure activities include hiking, mountain-biking, tennis, and fishing, and there is an annual Fête in June and August.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bouyon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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