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A view of Roquestéron from the nearby hillside
A view of Roquestéron from the nearby hillside
Coat of arms of Roquestéron
Coat of arms
Roquestéron is located in France
Roquestéron
Roquestéron
Location in France
Roquestéron is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Roquestéron
Roquestéron
Location in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Nice
Canton Vence
Area
1
6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Demonym(s) Roquestéronnais
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06106 /06910
Elevation 270–1,040 m (890–3,410 ft)
(avg. 340 m or 1,120 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roquestéron (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkɛsteʁɔ̃]; Occitan: Roquesteron; Italian: Roccasterone) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

History

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

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 221 —    
1968 422 +91.0%
1975 404 −4.3%
1982 428 +5.9%
1990 509 +18.9%
1999 478 −6.1%
2008 539 +12.8%

Climate

Roquestéron had a weather station between 1987 and 2008. It has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by volatile temperatures, heavy precipitation varied with dry spells, and high diurnal temperature variation.

Climate data for Roquestéron (1987–2008 normals & extremes)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 27.1
(80.8)
25.6
(78.1)
26.8
(80.2)
28.1
(82.6)
32.6
(90.7)
35.8
(96.4)
36.7
(98.1)
40.1
(104.2)
34.7
(94.5)
30.4
(86.7)
24.6
(76.3)
22.2
(72.0)
40.1
(104.2)
Average high °C (°F) 11.6
(52.9)
13.8
(56.8)
17.0
(62.6)
18.6
(65.5)
23.4
(74.1)
27.3
(81.1)
30.7
(87.3)
31.1
(88.0)
26.2
(79.2)
21.0
(69.8)
15.0
(59.0)
11.2
(52.2)
20.6
(69.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.6
(42.1)
6.9
(44.4)
9.9
(49.8)
11.7
(53.1)
16.3
(61.3)
19.9
(67.8)
22.7
(72.9)
23.0
(73.4)
18.8
(65.8)
14.8
(58.6)
9.1
(48.4)
5.7
(42.3)
13.8
(56.8)
Average low °C (°F) −0.5
(31.1)
-0.0
(32.0)
2.7
(36.9)
4.9
(40.8)
9.2
(48.6)
12.4
(54.3)
14.6
(58.3)
14.8
(58.6)
11.3
(52.3)
8.4
(47.1)
3.3
(37.9)
0.1
(32.2)
6.8
(44.2)
Record low °C (°F) −8.5
(16.7)
−8.0
(17.6)
−9.3
(15.3)
−2.0
(28.4)
−0.6
(30.9)
4.7
(40.5)
8.0
(46.4)
8.0
(46.4)
3.0
(37.4)
−1.4
(29.5)
−7.1
(19.2)
−9.4
(15.1)
−9.4
(15.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 87.9
(3.46)
48.8
(1.92)
45.4
(1.79)
90.0
(3.54)
78.1
(3.07)
52.0
(2.05)
35.1
(1.38)
46.5
(1.83)
100.1
(3.94)
148.0
(5.83)
135.2
(5.32)
91.2
(3.59)
964.5
(37.97)
Average precipitation days 5.9 3.9 4.7 9.0 8.0 6.0 4.4 4.7 6.2 7.9 7.4 5.3 73.3
Source 1: Météo Climat
Source 2: Météo Climat

See also

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