Roquestéron

{{short description|Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Expand French|topic=geo|date=December 2008|Roquestéron}}

{{Infobox French commune |name = Roquestéron |native name = {{native name|oc|Roquesteron}} |commune status = Commune |image = Roquesteron 4.jpg |caption = A view of Roquestéron from the nearby hillside |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Roquestéron 06.svg |arrondissement = Nice |canton = Vence |INSEE = 06106 |postal code = 06910 |demonym = Roquérois |mayor = Danielle Chabaud<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}</ref> |term = 2020–2026 |intercommunality = CC Alpes d'Azur |coordinates = {{coord|43.8747|7.0053|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 340 |elevation min m = 270 |elevation max m = 1040 |area km2 = 6.47 |population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} |website = {{URL|https://roquesteron.fr}} }}

'''Roquestéron''' ({{IPA|fr|ʁɔkɛsteʁɔ̃}}; {{langx|oc|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.<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [https://www.parc-prealpesdazur.fr/le-parc/le-perimetre/les-communes-du-parc/ Les communes du Parc], www.parc-prealpesdazur.fr.</ref>

==History== It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860 as ''Roccasterone''.

==Population== {{Historical populations |source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-06106#tableau-POPREF_G1 Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023], INSEE.</ref> |percentages = pagr |align = none |1968 |422 |1975 |404 |1982 |428 |1990 |509 |1999 |478 |2007 |520 |2012 |559 |2017 |581 |2023 |552 }}

==Climate== Roquestéron had a weather station between 1987 and 2008. It has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by volatile temperatures, heavy precipitation varied with dry spells, and high diurnal temperature variation.

{{Weather box |location = Roquestéron (1987–2008 normals & extremes) |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |collapsed=y |Jan record high C = 27.1 |Feb record high C = 25.6 |Mar record high C = 26.8 |Apr record high C = 28.1 |May record high C = 32.6 |Jun record high C = 35.8 |Jul record high C = 36.7 |Aug record high C = 40.1 |Sep record high C = 34.7 |Oct record high C = 30.4 |Nov record high C = 24.6 |Dec record high C = 22.2 |year record high C = 40.1 |Jan high C = 11.6 |Feb high C = 13.8 |Mar high C = 17.0 |Apr high C = 18.6 |May high C = 23.4 |Jun high C = 27.3 |Jul high C = 30.7 |Aug high C = 31.1 |Sep high C = 26.2 |Oct high C = 21.0 |Nov high C = 15.0 |Dec high C = 11.2 |year high C = 20.6 |Jan mean C = 5.6 |Feb mean C = 6.9 |Mar mean C = 9.9 |Apr mean C = 11.7 |May mean C = 16.3 |Jun mean C = 19.9 |Jul mean C = 22.7 |Aug mean C = 23.0 |Sep mean C = 18.8 |Oct mean C = 14.8 |Nov mean C = 9.1 |Dec mean C = 5.7 |year mean C = 13.8 |Jan low C = -0.5 |Feb low C = -0.0 |Mar low C = 2.7 |Apr low C = 4.9 |May low C = 9.2 |Jun low C = 12.4 |Jul low C = 14.6 |Aug low C = 14.8 |Sep low C = 11.3 |Oct low C = 8.4 |Nov low C = 3.3 |Dec low C = 0.1 |year low C = 6.8 |Jan record low C = -8.5 |Feb record low C = -8.0 |Mar record low C = -9.3 |Apr record low C = -2.0 |May record low C = -0.6 |Jun record low C = 4.7 |Jul record low C = 8.0 |Aug record low C = 8.0 |Sep record low C = 3.0 |Oct record low C = -1.4 |Nov record low C = -7.1 |Dec record low C = -9.4 |year record low C = -9.4 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 87.9 |Feb precipitation mm = 48.8 |Mar precipitation mm = 45.4 |Apr precipitation mm = 90.0 |May precipitation mm = 78.1 |Jun precipitation mm = 52.0 |Jul precipitation mm = 35.1 |Aug precipitation mm = 46.5 |Sep precipitation mm = 100.1 |Oct precipitation mm = 148.0 |Nov precipitation mm = 135.2 |Dec precipitation mm = 91.2 |year precipitation mm = 964.5 |Jan precipitation days = 5.9 |Feb precipitation days = 3.9 |Mar precipitation days = 4.7 |Apr precipitation days = 9.0 |May precipitation days = 8.0 |Jun precipitation days = 6.0 |Jul precipitation days = 4.4 |Aug precipitation days = 4.7 |Sep precipitation days = 6.2 |Oct precipitation days = 7.9 |Nov precipitation days = 7.4 |Dec precipitation days = 5.3 |year precipitation days = 73.3 |Jan sun = |Feb sun = |Mar sun = |Apr sun = |May sun = |Jun sun = |Jul sun = |Aug sun = |Sep sun = |Oct sun = |Nov sun = |Dec sun = |year sun = |source 1 = Météo Climat <ref>{{cite web|url=http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/listenormale-1981-2010-7-p67.php|title=French climate normals 1981-2010|publisher=Météo Climat|access-date=19 September 2018}}</ref> |source 2 = Météo Climat <ref>{{cite web|url=http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/index.php?page=stati&id=378|title=Climate extreme values for Roquesteron|publisher=Météo Climat|access-date=19 September 2018}}</ref> }}

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Category:Communes of Alpes-Maritimes Category:Alpes-Maritimes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia