La Trinité, Alpes-Maritimes
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Commune of La Trinité |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Nice-13 |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de Nice-Côte d'Azur |
| Mayor | Jean-Louis Scoffié (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 47 m–700 m (avg. 72 m) |
| Land area¹ | 14,9 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
10,046 |
| - Density | 674/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 06149/ 06340 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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La Trinité (literally Trinity) is a French commune in the Nice arrondissement in the Alpes-Maritimes French department.
[edit] History
Formerly a small town located on kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia main road from Nice to capital Turin, it is located on the left bank of the Paillon river. It has been French since 1860.
With the impressive development of Nice metropolitan area, La Trinité became a popular, industrial suburb of the city, about 10 km from the center.
From 3 625 inhabitants in 1962, the population expanded to 10 046 in 1999.
The city is also known for the Laghet sanctuary.
[edit] People from La Trinité
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