Beuil

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Coat of arms

Location of Beuil

(2020–2026) Roland Giraud^[1]Area

75.65 km² (29.21 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

553 • Density7.3/km² (19/sq mi)DemonymBeuilloisTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

06016 /06470

Elevation1,040–2,815 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.

Beuil (French pronunciation: [bœj]; Occitan: Buelh; Italian: Boglio) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Geography

Beuil is a 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.

The Valberg ski resort is, in part, located on this town.

Arms

The blazon of the arms is as follows:

"Or, a star with sixteen rays Gules."

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	326	—
1975	320	−0.27%
1982	313	−0.32%
1990	330	+0.66%
1999	334	+0.13%
2009	496	+4.03%
2014	516	+0.79%
2020	552	+1.13%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE