Utelle
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A view of Utelle from a nearby hillside
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
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| Coordinates: 43°55′07″N 7°14′53″E / 43.9186°N 7.2481°ECoordinates: 43°55′07″N 7°14′53″E / 43.9186°N 7.2481°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Arrondissement | Nice | |
| Canton | Lantosque | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Cortes | |
| Area1 | 67.97 km2 (26.24 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 693 | |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06151 /06450 | |
| Elevation | 126–2,080 m (413–6,824 ft) (avg. 800 m or 2,600 ft) |
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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. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Utelle (Occitan: Uels) is a commune about 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
It is perched on a hill along the Vesubie Gorge not far from the Mercantour National Park.
Formerly an agricultural village planted with numerous olive trees, the village is near the Madonne d'Utelle, a chapel that serves as an annual pilgrimage site for local Catholics. In their 1997 book "The Templar Revelation," Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince mention (on pg. 82) "the old Templar town of Utelle, whose medieval houses still bear the esoteric sigils of the alchemists..."
Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department
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