Amirat
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{short description|Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Amirat
|commune status = Commune
|image = Amirat -4.JPG
|caption = The town hall of Amirat
|image coat of arms = CoA fr Amirat 06.svg
|arrondissement = Grasse
|canton = Grasse-1
|INSEE = 06002
|postal code = 06910
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Pays de Grasse
|coordinates = {{coord|43.8914|6.825|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 860
|elevation min m = 725
|elevation max m = 1373
|area km2 = 12.95
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Amirat ({{IPA|fr|amiʁa}}; {{langx|oc|Amiral}}; {{langx|it|Ammirato}}) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Geography
This little village is made up of three quarters:
- The Agots, with the church and the hostel.
- Amirat village, where the mayor's office is located.
- Maupoil, location of the 16th century Saint Jeannet's Chapel.
Politics
Amirat had the fourth highest percentage of people who voted for Jean-Marie Le Pen of all French communes during the second round of voting in 2002 - 59.26%.[http://www.politiquemania.com/presidentielles-2002-commune-alpes-maritimes-6002.html Résultats de l'élection présidentielle de 2002 : Amirat], politiquemania.com
Population
The commune's inhabitants are known as Amiratois.
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-06002#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |39
|1975 |40
|1982 |72
|1990 |50
|1999 |41
|2007 |35
|2012 |63
|2017 |67
|2022 |49
}}
Sights
Saint Jeannet's Chapel, a 16th-century chapel with lovely wooden gate in Maupoil.
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Amirat}}
- [http://www.ville-amirat.com/ Official site (French)]
{{Alpes-Maritimes communes}}
{{authority control}}
Category:Communes of Alpes-Maritimes
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