Puget-Théniers | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Puget-Théniers (Alpes-Maritimes).svg |
Arrondissement: | Nice |
Canton: | Vence |
Insee: | 06099 |
Postal Code: | 06260 |
Mayor: | Pierre Corporandy[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 43.9569°N 6.8942°W |
Elevation M: | 409 |
Elevation Min M: | 353 |
Elevation Max M: | 1436 |
Area Km2: | 21.45 |
Puget-Théniers (pronounced as /fr/; oc|Lo Puget Tenier; it|Poggetto Tenieri) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
It is situated on in the valley of the Var.
It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860 as Poggetto Tenieri.
It is the birthplace of Auguste Blanqui, Jean-Pierre Papon and Aimé Teisseire.