Levens, Alpes-Maritimes

Levens
The village of Levens, seen from the west with the Cime du Gélas in the background
Location of Levens
Levens
Levens
Coordinates: 43°51′42″N 7°13′31″E / 43.8617°N 7.2253°E / 43.8617; 7.2253
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonTourrette-Levens
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Antoine Véran
Area
1
29.85 km2 (11.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
5,366
  Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06075 /06670
Elevation121–1,414 m (397–4,639 ft)
(avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Levens (French pronunciation: [ləvɛ̃s]; Italian: Levenzo) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, a region in southeastern France.

Its inhabitants are called Levensans (or Levensois).