Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey

Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey
Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey under snow, in February 2010
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Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey
Coordinates: 43°41′59″N 6°50′54″E / 43.6997°N 6.8483°E / 43.6997; 6.8483Coordinates: 43°41′59″N 6°50′54″E / 43.6997°N 6.8483°E / 43.6997; 6.8483
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Grasse
Canton	Grasse-1
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Marc Delia
Area1	50.68 km2 (19.57 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	3,214
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	06130 /06460
Elevation	460–1,542 m (1,509–5,059 ft) (avg. 730 m or 2,400 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

It is located some 12 kilometres northwest of the famed perfume centre of Grasse on the D6085 highway.

Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey and its surrounding area are rich in stone megaliths (particularly great table-shaped stone dolmens) and Bronze Age relics, probably more than anywhere else in the South of France. The most impressive dolmen is called "Verdoline," just south of the village; it may date from as early as 4500 BC and its chamber measures some 1½ X 2 metres (5 X 6½ feet). Near this dolmen is the "Druids' Stone," a rock cylinder created by erosion.

Along the roads from Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey toward Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne and going west into the valley of the Siagne River a number of ancient tumuli burial mounds many may be seen.

Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey is home to the Riviera Cricket Club and Beausoleil Cricket Club.