Bouyon

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French. (December 2008) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the French article. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at [[:fr:Bouyon]]; see its history for attribution. You should also add the template {{Translated|fr|Bouyon}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

Bouyon
Commune
A general view of the village
Coat of arms
Location of Bouyon
Bouyon Show map of France Bouyon Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°49′31″N 7°07′26″E / 43.8253°N 7.1239°E / 43.8253; 7.1239
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Grasse
Canton	Vence
Intercommunality	CA Sophia Antipolis
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Mascarelli[1]
Area 1	12.29 km2 (4.75 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	543
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym	Bouyonnais
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06022 /06510
Elevation	159–1,260 m (522–4,134 ft) (avg. 637 m or 2,090 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bouyon (French pronunciation: [bujɔ̃]; Occitan: Boion; Italian: Boione) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Situated 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Nice, Bouyon offers magnificent panoramic views of the Alps, and features a traditional château and communal bread oven. Local leisure activities include hiking, mountain-biking, tennis, and fishing, and there is an annual Fête in June and August.

Population

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References

External links

• Bouyon et ses environs (in French), general information

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bouyon.

This Alpes-Maritimes geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e