Roquestéron (; ;
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, formerly: ''Roccasterone'') is a rural
commune on the
Estéron
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river in the
Alpes-Maritimes
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department in Southeastern
France
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. It is part of Préalpes d'Azur Regional Natural Park.
Les communes du Parc
www.parc-prealpesdazur.fr.
History
It was part of the historic County of Nice
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until 1860 as ''Roccasterone''.
Population
Climate
Roquestéron had a weather station between 1987 and 2008. It has a humid subtropical climate
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''Cfa'') characterized by volatile temperatures, heavy precipitation varied with dry spells, and high diurnal temperature variation
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Temperature lag
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.
See also
*Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department
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References
Communes of Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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