L'Escarène
L'Escarène (French pronunciation: [lɛskaʁɛn]; Occitan: L'Escarèa; Italian: Scarena, formerly) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France.
L'Escarène
L'Escarèa (Occitan) | |
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L'Escarène and its surroundings, with the Viaduc de l'Escarène in the back, on the Nice–Breil-sur-Roya railway | |
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Location of L'Escarène | |
L'Escarène L'Escarène | |
| Coordinates: 43°50′07″N 7°21′26″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Contes |
| Intercommunality | Pays des Paillons |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Donadey |
| Area 1 | 10.67 km2 (4.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 2,563 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Escarénois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06057 /06440 |
| Elevation | 220–1,054 m (722–3,458 ft) (avg. 345 m or 1,132 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860, named Scarena. In modern Italian, it is known as L'Escarena. The town was a main stop along the Route de Sel during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, between the French Provence and Italian Piedmont, on the Nice to Turin road. It was built in the bottom of the valley of Spangle of Escarène at the confluence of the streams of Redebraus and Paillon. More than half of its territory is made up of pine and oak, with marked trails for easy walks and hikes.
In 2022, the commune was the scene of a group lynching, after which a 39-year-old man accused of stealing died.