Castellar

commune in Alpes-Maritimes, France
Place commune_of_france Q328398
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Castellar

Summary

Castellar is a commune of France[1]. Castellar ranks in the top 0.95% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #295 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Castellar is located in Alpes-Maritimes[3].
  • Castellar is located in canton of Menton-Est[4].
  • Castellar is located in arrondissement of Nice[5].
  • Castellar is in the country of France[6].
  • Castellar's head of government is recorded as Anne-Marie Arsento-Curti[7].
  • Castellar's instance of is recorded as commune of France[8].
  • Castellar's instance of is recorded as border city[9].
  • Castellar's shares border with is recorded as Castillon[10].
  • Castellar's shares border with is recorded as Menton[11].
  • Castellar's shares border with is recorded as Sospel[12].
  • Castellar's shares border with is recorded as Ventimiglia[13].
  • Castellar's shares border with is recorded as Olivetta San Michele[14].
  • Castellar's postal code is recorded as 06500[15].
  • Castellar's Commons category is recorded as Castellar (France)[16].
  • Castellar's archives at is recorded as Departmental archives of Alpes-Maritimes[17].
  • Castellar's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.803611111111, 'lon': 7.4966666666667}[18].
  • Castellar's official website is recorded as https://castellar.fr[19].
  • Castellar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Castellar (France)[20].
  • Castellar's Commons gallery is recorded as Castellar (Alpes-Maritimes)[21].
  • Castellar's email address is recorded as mailto:mairie@castellar.fr[22].
  • Castellar has a population of {'amount': '+972'}[23].
  • Castellar has a population of {'amount': '+1019'}[24].
  • Castellar has a population of {'amount': '+1068'}[25].
  • Castellar has a population of {'amount': '+1100'}[26].
  • Castellar has a population of {'amount': '+1116'}[27].

Body

Geography

Castellar is in the country of France[6]. Located in include Alpes-Maritimes[3], a department of France[28], in France[29], founded in 1860[30]; canton of Menton-Est[4], a canton of France[31], in France[32]; and arrondissement of Nice[5], an arrondissement of France[33], in France[34].

Physical Characteristics

Castellar covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+12.24'}[35]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+342'}[36], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+100'}[37], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1382'}[38], and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+702'}[39]. Population counts include {'amount': '+972'}[23], {'amount': '+1019'}[24], {'amount': '+1068'}[25], {'amount': '+1100'}[26], {'amount': '+1116'}[27], and {'amount': '+320'}[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include commune of France[8] and border city[9].

Why It Matters

Castellar ranks in the top 0.95% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #295 of 31,031).[2] Castellar has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Castellar is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . Q104527733. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . archives06.fr. Retrieved . archives06.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  26. [40] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [38] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [39] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'az', 'bug', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo',
    Gnd id → 4806338-1
    Sitelink count → 47
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 9w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → A53431
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  3. 22w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Castillon, Menton, Sospel +2
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → commune of France, border city
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 43.803611111111, 'lon': 7.4966666666667}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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