Mouans-Sartoux

Mouans-Sartoux (French pronunciation: [mwɑ̃ saʁtu]; known in Occitan as Moans e Sartòu or Moans e Sartol) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. The inhabitants are called Mouansois. The commune of Sartoux was combined with the commune of Mouans, to take the combined name of Mouans-Sartoux by order of Napoleon III on 28 March 1858.

Mouans-Sartoux
Commune
A street in Mouans-Sartoux
A street in Mouans-Sartoux
Coat of arms of Mouans-Sartoux
Coat of arms
Location of Mouans-Sartoux
Mouans-Sartoux is located in France
Mouans-Sartoux
Mouans-Sartoux
Mouans-Sartoux is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Mouans-Sartoux
Mouans-Sartoux
Coordinates: 43°37′16″N 6°58′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementGrasse
CantonGrasse-2
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Grasse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Aschieri[1]
Area
1
13.52 km2 (5.22 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
10,215
 • Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
DemonymMouansois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06084 /06370
Elevation40–321 m (131–1,053 ft)
(avg. 173 m or 568 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 438—    
1800 443+0.16%
1806 485+1.52%
1821 635+1.81%
1831 650+0.23%
1836 672+0.67%
1841 720+1.39%
1846 716−0.11%
1851 729+0.36%
1856 715−0.39%
1861 930+5.40%
1866 966+0.76%
1872 986+0.34%
1876 894−2.42%
1881 1,005+2.37%
1886 1,018+0.26%
1891 1,028+0.20%
1896 984−0.87%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 989+0.10%
1906 1,062+1.43%
1911 1,129+1.23%
1921 1,144+0.13%
1926 1,331+3.07%
1931 1,364+0.49%
1936 1,202−2.50%
1946 1,188−0.12%
1954 1,475+2.74%
1962 2,047+4.18%
1968 2,873+5.81%
1975 3,599+3.27%
1982 5,119+5.16%
1990 7,989+5.72%
1999 8,889+1.19%
2007 10,331+1.90%
2012 10,214−0.23%
2017 9,701−1.03%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Politics

Since 1974, the different mayors have been keen on promoting environment-friendly actions.[5] They notably bought a farm to grow organic vegetables for the school canteens and hired the farmer, which then has a public servant status, a unique fact in France.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mouans-Sartoux, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. Camille Labro (12 October 2017). "Des légumes bio du potager à la cantine". lemonde.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2017..
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