Coaraze


Coaraze is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Geography

Coaraze is a small village in the Nice hinterland, in the valley of the River Paillon. The closest town is Contes, away.
The village itself is built on a sandstone mount at the foot of Mount Férion.

History

Erected as a baronnie in 1629, Coaraze was under Spanish administration from 1744 to 1748. In the nineteenth century the old trail was replaced by a road.

Population

Its inhabitants are called Coaraziens.

Tourism

Coaraze is one of sixteen villages grouped together by the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur tourist department as the Route des Villages Perchés. The others are: Aspremont, Carros, Castagniers, Colomars, Duranus, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.
Coaraze is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association.

Personalities