Cantaron

Cantaron (French pronunciation: [kɑ̃taʁɔ̃]; Occitan: Cantèron; Italian: Cantarone) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Cantaron
Commune
The church and the cemetery on the right, the village is on the left
Coat of arms
Location of Cantaron
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Coordinates: 43°45′46″N 7°19′09″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Contes
Intercommunality	Pays des Paillons
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Branda[1]
Area 1	7.38 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,276
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Demonym	Cantaronnais
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06031 /06340
Elevation	90–780 m (300–2,560 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	539	—
1975	774	+5.31%
1982	956	+3.06%
1990	1,233	+3.23%
1999	1,258	+0.22%
2009	1,190	−0.55%
2014	1,354	+2.62%
2020	1,293	−0.77%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department