Roquestéron

Roquestéron
Roquesteron (Occitan)
A view of Roquestéron from the nearby hillside
Location of Roquestéron
Roquestéron
Roquestéron
Coordinates: 43°52′29″N 7°00′19″E / 43.8747°N 7.0053°E / 43.8747; 7.0053
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonVence
IntercommunalityCC Alpes d'Azur
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Danielle Chabaud
Area
1
6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
557
  Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
DemonymRoquérois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06106 /06910
Elevation270–1,040 m (890–3,410 ft)
(avg. 340 m or 1,120 ft)
Websiteroquesteron.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roquestéron (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkɛsteʁɔ̃]; Occitan: Roquesteron; Italian, formerly: Roccasterone) is a rural commune on the Estéron river in the Alpes-Maritimes department in Southeastern France. It is part of Préalpes d'Azur Regional Natural Park.