Auvare (; oc, Auvara) is a

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in the

Alpes-Maritimes Alpes-Maritimes (; oc, Aups Maritims; it, Alpi Marittime, "Maritime Alps") is a department of France located in the country's southeast corner, on the Italian border and Mediterranean coast. Part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, ...

department in the

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region of south-eastern

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Auvarois'' or ''Auvaroises''.

Geography

Auvare is located some 45 km north-east of

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(in a direct line) and 6 km north-east of

Puget-Théniers Puget-Théniers (; oc, Lo Puget Tenier; it, Poggetto Tenieri) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Geography It is situated on in the valley of the Var. History It was part of the historic County of Nice ...

in the heart of the Alps. Access to the commune is by the D16 road from Puget-Theniers which passes through the far south of the commune and continues, changing its designation to D316, to join the D2202 just south of

Daluis Daluis ( oc, Daluèis) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Situated on the river Var, it is the end point of the Gorges de Daluis. Population See also *Gorges de Daluis *Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes ...

. Access to the village in the centre of the commune is by a small local road which branches from the D16 in the south of the commune and follows a tortuous and long route to the village. There is also an equally tortuous route going west from the village which eventually meets the D316 west of the commune. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Les Vignes towards the south. The terrain of the commune is alpine and very rugged with no apparent farmland.Google Maps
/ref> Numerous waterways rise in the commune and flow generally south-west including the ''Roudoule'' which forms the north-western border, the ''Vallon du Serre Long'', the ''Vallon de Mous'' which flows east to the commune boundary where it joins an unnamed stream which flows north-east and forms the north-eastern border, the ''Ravin de Peichal'' flows north to join the same stream, and the ''Vallon d'Auvare'' with many tributaries which rises north of the village and flows south through the village continuing south to join the ''Torrent de Mayola''.

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

After the Roman conquest (which was completed in 14 BC),

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organized the Alps into

provinces A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

. The territory of the present commune of Auvare was part of the province of Alpes Maritimae which was attached to the

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of ''Glanate'' ( Glandevès). In late antiquity the Diocese of Glandevès defined the limits of this civitas. The Roudoule Valley was conquered by the

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in October 1792. The region was annexed by the decree of 31 January 1793 and confirmed by the

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. The

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was apparently well received since a Liberty Tree was planted and remained until the Restoration of the Savoyard State in 1814. The Savoyards hastened to levy taxes bringing a new upheaval to the Auvare community.

Heraldry

Administration

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Since 1 January 2014 Auvare has been part of the Community of communes of Alpes d'Azur. It was previously a member of the Community of communes des vallées d'Azur until this disappeared during the implementation of a new departmental plan for inter-communal cooperation.

Population

Economy

The main economic resource is sheep farming.