Mouans-Sartoux

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

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

Coat of arms

Location of Mouans-Sartoux

(2020–2026) Pierre Aschieri^[1]Area

13.52 km² (5.22 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

10,531 • Density780/km² (2,000/sq mi)DemonymMouansoisTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

06084 /06370

Elevation40–321 m (131–1,053 ft)
(avg. 173 m or 568 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mouans-Sartoux (French pronunciation: [mwɑ̃ saʁtu]; known in Occitan as Moans e Sartòu or Moans e Sartol) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. The inhabitants are called Mouansois. The commune of Sartoux was combined with the commune of Mouans, to take the combined name of Mouans-Sartoux by order of Napoleon III on 28 March 1858.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	438	—
1800	443	+0.16%
1806	485	+1.52%
1821	635	+1.81%
1831	650	+0.23%
1836	672	+0.67%
1841	720	+1.39%
1846	716	−0.11%
1851	729	+0.36%
1856	715	−0.39%
1861	930	+5.40%
1866	966	+0.76%
1872	986	+0.34%
1876	894	−2.42%
1881	1,005	+2.37%
1886	1,018	+0.26%
1891	1,028	+0.20%
1896	984	−0.87%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	989	+0.10%
1906	1,062	+1.43%
1911	1,129	+1.23%
1921	1,144	+0.13%
1926	1,331	+3.07%
1931	1,364	+0.49%
1936	1,202	−2.50%
1946	1,188	−0.12%
1954	1,475	+2.74%
1962	2,047	+4.18%
1968	2,873	+5.81%
1975	3,599	+3.27%
1982	5,119	+5.16%
1990	7,989	+5.72%
1999	8,889	+1.19%
2007	10,331	+1.90%
2012	10,214	−0.23%
2017	9,701	−1.03%

Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[4]

Politics

Since 1974, the different mayors have been keen on promoting environment-friendly actions.^[5] They notably bought a farm to grow organic vegetables for the school canteens and hired the farmer, which then has a public servant status, a unique fact in France.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mouans-Sartoux, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Camille Labro (12 October 2017). "Des légumes bio du potager à la cantine". lemonde.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2017..