Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey

Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ valje də tjɛ]; Provençal: Sant Valier de Tièir) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

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Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey
Commune
Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey under snow, in February 2010
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey
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Coordinates: 43°41′59″N 6°50′54″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Grasse
Canton	Grasse-1
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Grasse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Delia^[1]
Area ¹	50.68 km² (19.57 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	3,662
• Density	72/km² (190/sq mi)
Demonym	Vallerois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06130 /06460
Elevation	460–1,542 m (1,509–5,059 ft) (avg. 730 m or 2,400 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Perspective

It is located some 12 kilometres northwest of the famed perfume centre of Grasse on the D6085 highway.

Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey and its surrounding area are rich in stone megaliths (particularly great table-shaped stone dolmens) and Bronze Age relics, probably more than anywhere else in the South of France. The most impressive dolmen is called "Verdoline," just south of the village; it may date from as early as 4500 BC and its chamber measures some 1½ X 2 metres (5 X 6½ feet). Near this dolmen is the "Druids' Stone," a rock cylinder created by erosion.

Along the roads from Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey toward Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne and going west into the valley of the Siagne River a number of ancient tumuli burial mounds many may be seen.

Landforms

Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey has magnificent woodlands which overhang both environmental and landscaping points of view. These woodlands are classified under L.130-1 of the Town Planning Code.

The main surrounding peaks are:

Sommet de Thiey (1 553 m)
Montagne du Cheiron (1 778 m)
Montagne de l'Audibergue3

Hydrography and groundwater

The following rivers flow through Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey:

Siagne,
Vallon de Nans,
Vallon de la Combe.
Vallon de Saint-Christophe.

The village has a purification plant with a capacity of 2500 equivalent-inhabitants.

Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	505	—
1975	575	+1.87%
1982	912	+6.81%
1990	1,536	+6.73%
1999	2,261	+4.39%
2007	3,142	+4.20%
2012	3,478	+2.05%
2017	3,594	+0.66%
Source: INSEE^[3]

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Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey

Geography

Landforms

Hydrography and groundwater

Population

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