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Sospel | |
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 A view of Sospel, with theRiver Bévéra flowing beneath the old bridge | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sospel | |
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| Coordinates:43°52′41″N7°26′57″E / 43.8781°N 7.4492°E /43.8781; 7.4492 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Contes |
| Intercommunality | CA Riviera Française |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Mario Lorenzi[1] |
Area 1 | 62.39 km2 (24.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,807 |
| • Density | 61.02/km2 (158.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06136 /06380 |
| Elevation | 257–1,737 m (843–5,699 ft) (avg. 354 m or 1,161 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sospel (French pronunciation:[sɔspɛl];Mentonasc:Sospèl;Italian:Sospello) is acommune (municipality) and former schismatic episcopal seat (1381-1418) in theAlpes-Maritimesdepartment in southeasternFrance near theItalian border and not far fromMonte Carlo. And, from 1912 to 1932, Sospel even had a tramway system fromMenton which had a length of 17,279 meters.
The town dates back to the 5th century, when it served as an important staging post on the royal road fromNice toTurin. Its main monument is the formercathedral.
During theWestern Schism, theDiocese of Ventimiglia (Vintimille in French) was split : the canonical bishop, still residing inVentimiglia, obedient to the Pope in Rome, controlled the territories dependent of the Italian dogalRepublic of Genoa, but an uncanonical line of rivalanti-bishops (1381-1418), obedient to theAntipope of Avignon, established their schismatical see 'of Ventimiglia' in Sospel(lo), with sway over the diocese's 'French' territories dependent on theCounty of Savoy and the lordship ofTende.
After Ventimiglia's diocesan authority was restored in 1412 as the jurisdiction now known as theDiocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Sospel was assigned to what is now theDiocese of Nice, France, and its former cathedral was demoted to simple church.
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Under theKöppen system, Sospel features anoceanic climate (Cfb) withwarm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) influences. Influenced by its low altitude, Sospel experiences light frosts in winter and cool nights during the summer.
| Climate data for Sospel, Alpes-Maritimes, Alt : 387 m | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) | 7.0 (44.6) | 10.3 (50.5) | 13.2 (55.8) | 16.8 (62.2) | 20.8 (69.4) | 23.1 (73.6) | 23.2 (73.8) | 19.5 (67.1) | 15.7 (60.3) | 10.7 (51.3) | 7.6 (45.7) | 14.6 (58.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) | 2.7 (36.9) | 5.9 (42.6) | 9.2 (48.6) | 13.2 (55.8) | 17.4 (63.3) | 19.6 (67.3) | 19.6 (67.3) | 15.9 (60.6) | 12.2 (54.0) | 7.0 (44.6) | 3.6 (38.5) | 10.8 (51.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) | −1.3 (29.7) | 1.6 (34.9) | 4.9 (40.8) | 8.9 (48.0) | 13.0 (55.4) | 15.4 (59.7) | 15.5 (59.9) | 12.1 (53.8) | 8.8 (47.8) | 3.7 (38.7) | 0.3 (32.5) | 6.9 (44.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 74 (2.9) | 63 (2.5) | 80 (3.1) | 124 (4.9) | 120 (4.7) | 110 (4.3) | 79 (3.1) | 72 (2.8) | 95 (3.7) | 115 (4.5) | 138 (5.4) | 86 (3.4) | 1,156 (45.3) |
| Source: climate-data.org[1] | |||||||||||||
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