Roure (; ; ) is a
commune located in the department of
Alpes-Maritimes
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department in southeastern
France
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in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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.
It is a medieval village with agro-pastoral architecture.
Geography
The village is situated at the entrance of the Tinée Valley, at the edge of the Mercantour National Park, at an elevation of 1100 m.
The village is accessible by road from Nice through the RN 202, towards Digne then 2205 RD, the RD 30 and RD 130. Also by path through the
GR 5
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. The village contains five little villages: ''Rougios'', lost in the mountains, ''Tiecs'', ''la Cerise'', ''Puch'' and ''Valabres'' where there was a priest and a school until 1904.
Toponymy
The first indication of the village dates from 1067 under the name ''"Rora"'', derived from the Latin word ''"robur"'' which means ''"oak"''. Villagers raised and tended cows and goat herds on behalf of their owners and concluded business under a large oak tree. Hence, the origin of the village's name.
Population
Its inhabitants are called ''Rourois'' in French.
Main sights
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Arboretum Marcel Kroenlein
See also
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Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department
The following is a list of the 163 communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department of France
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*Communes of the
region
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (commonly shortened to PACA), also known as Région Sud, is one of the eighteen Regions of France, administrative regions of France, located at the far southeastern point of the Metropolitan France, mainland. The main P ...
. Traditionally named
Provence
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.
References
Communes of Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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