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Bairols

Coordinates:43°58′57″N7°07′41″E / 43.9825°N 7.1281°E /43.9825; 7.1281
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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Bairols
A general view of the village
A general view of the village
Coat of arms of Bairols
Coat of arms
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Bairols is located in France
Bairols
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Bairols is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Bairols
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Coordinates:43°58′57″N7°07′41″E / 43.9825°N 7.1281°E /43.9825; 7.1281
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonVence
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor(2023–2026)Jacques Demaurizi[1]
Area
1
15.24 km2 (5.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
133
 • Density8.7/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06009 /06420
Elevation280–1,803 m (919–5,915 ft)
(avg. 880 m or 2,890 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bairols (French pronunciation:[bɛʁɔl];Occitan:Bairòls) is acommune in theAlpes-Maritimesdepartment in theProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-easternFrance.

The commune has been awardedtwo flowers by theNational Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in theCompetition of cities and villages in Bloom.[3]

Geography

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Bairols is located at an altitude of 830 metres on a rocky ridge some 20 km north ofGilette and 5 km north ofVillars-sur-Var. Access to the commune is by the M26 road fromTournefort in the south which passes through the south-eastern corner of the commune and connects with the tortuous M56 road which continues to the village. The commune is a rugged alpine commune.[4]

TheTinée river forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows south to join theVar. Many tributaries rise in the commune and flow east to join the Tinée including theVallon du Serre, theRuisseau de Fava, theVallon du Bairols, and theRavin de Saint Martin.[4]

History

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The nameBairolum is cited around 1040. The village was then given toLérins Abbey then became a fief of theGrimaldi.

The village was linked to the outside world by a motorable road in 1939. There were still 257 inhabitants in 1858.

Heraldry

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Arms of Bairols
Arms of Bairols
The official status of the blazon remains to be determined.

Blazon:
Party per fess embattled, 1 Argent charged with a mullet of 8 points, 2 Gules.



Administration

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The Town Hall
This list isincomplete; you can help byadding missing items.(April 2021)
List of successive mayors
FromToName
20012021Angelin Buerch[5]
20212023Claude Mercanti
2023incumbentJacques Demaurizi[1]

Population

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The inhabitants of the commune are known asBairolois orBairoloises in French.[6]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
196837—    
197530−2.95%
198238+3.43%
199073+8.50%
1999114+5.08%
2007104−1.14%
2012108+0.76%
2017105−0.56%
Source: INSEE[7]
View of the village from the heights

Sites and Monuments

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The facade of the Church
The Chevet of the Church
  • Ruins of a Chateau
  • The MedievalChurch of Sainte-Marguerite whose "S" form is due to the topography. Inside there are two frescoes in thechoir on the theme of the Baptism of Christ. The church has a painting by Jean Rocca of the Virgin of the Rosary and Mysteries dated 1645.[8][9] The church also contains a Group Sculpture on a Processional dais of Saint Marguerite and the Tarasque (18th century) which is registered as an historical object.[10]
  • TheChapel of Saint Antoine above the village
  • TheChapel of Saint-Roch, above, built around 1750
  • Remains of theChapel of Saint-Martin
  • Two former oil and grain mills
  • The remains of the old village below the present village.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ab"Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. ^"Populations de référence 2022" (in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^Bairols in the Competition for Towns and Villages in BloomArchived December 10, 2014, at theWayback Machine(in French)
  4. ^abGoogle Maps
  5. ^List of Mayors of France(in French)
  6. ^Le nom des habitants du 06 - Alpes-Maritimes, habitants.fr
  7. ^Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^Charles Astro, Luc F. Thévenon,Painting in the 17th century in the Southern Alps, p. 58, éditions Serre (collectionPatrimoines), Nice, 1985ISBN 2-86410-048-7(in French)
  9. ^Christiane Lorgues-Lapouge, René Lorgues,Baroque County of Nice - Volume 1: The Tinée Valley, p. 27-31, Encyclopædia Niciensis, Volume V, Serre éditeur, Nice, 2004ISBN 2-86410-416-4; p. 99(in French)
  10. ^Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM06001491 Group Sculpture on a Processional dais: Saint Marguerite and the Tarasque(in French)

Bibliography

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  • Philippe de Beauchamp,The misunderstood High Country. Isolated Villages and Hamlets of Alpes-Marities, p. 81, éditions Serre, Nice, 1989,ISBN 2-86410-131-9; p. 159(in French)
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Alpes-MaritimesCommunes of theAlpes-Maritimes department
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