Contes, Alpes-Maritimes
Contes (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃t]; Occitan: Còntes; Italian: Conti) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in south-eastern France.
Contes | |
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A view of Contes, looking up to the tower of the church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Contes | |
Contes Contes | |
| Coordinates: 43°48′46″N 7°18′52″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Contes |
| Intercommunality | Pays des Paillons |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Tujague |
| Area 1 | 19.47 km2 (7.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 7,544 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Contois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06048 /06390 |
| Elevation | 123–642 m (404–2,106 ft) (avg. 290 m or 950 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Its inhabitants are Contois. Because the village sounds like the French word comte, the aristocratic title count, it called itself Point Libre during the revolutionary period.
Famous sons of Contes are Henri Charpentier, a chef who studied under Escoffier, Camous and Ritz. He worked for some of the most famous restaurants in Paris and then emigrated to the United States where he would open restaurants in New York and Los Angeles. The other, Humbert Ricolfi was actually a classmate of Charpentier and went on to become Minister of Finance for the Republique. He financed the Maginot Line and is remembered as an upholder of the great ideals of the French Republique.
It was probably mentioned in an ancient inscription DEO EGOMONI CVNTINO VIC CVN P.