Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey
Commune
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Coordinates: 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
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Grasse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Delia^[1]
Area ¹	50.68 km² (19.57 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	3,662
• Density	72/km² (190/sq mi)
Demonym	Vallerois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃valjedətjɛ] ; Provençal: Sant Valier de Tièir) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Geography

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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 11⁄2 X 2 metres (5 X 61⁄2 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.

Landforms

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Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey has magnificent woodlands which overhang both environmental and landscaping points of view. These woodlands are classified under L.130-1 of the Town Planning Code.

The main surrounding peaks are: