Country France Canton Lantosque Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Monday 9:49 AM | Department Alpes-Maritimes Population (2008) 693 Area 67.97 km² Arrondissement Nice | |
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Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Weather 12°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 55% Humidity | ||
Utelle (Occitan: Uels) is a commune about 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
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Map of Utelle, France
Geography
It is perched on a hill along the Vesubie Gorge not far from the Mercantour National Park.
Sights
Formerly an agricultural village planted with numerous olive trees, the village is near the Madonne d'Utelle, a chapel that serves as an annual pilgrimage site for local Catholics. In their 1997 book "The Templar Revelation," Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince mention (on pg. 82) "the old Templar town of Utelle, whose medieval houses still bear the esoteric sigils of the alchemists..."
References
Utelle Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA