Opio, Alpes-Maritimes

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Opio (French pronunciation: [ɔpjo]; Occitan: Opiá) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France situated near Grasse.

Opio
Commune
A view of the church and surrounding buildings in Opio
Coat of arms
Location of Opio
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Coordinates: 43°40′00″N 6°59′00″E / 43.6667°N 6.9833°E / 43.6667; 6.9833
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Grasse
Canton	Valbonne
Intercommunality	CA Sophia Antipolis
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Occelli^[1] (LR)
Area ¹	9.47 km² (3.66 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	2,408
• Density	250/km² (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06089 /06650
Elevation	154–361 m (505–1,184 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	790	—
1975	1,021	+3.73%
1982	1,336	+3.92%
1990	1,792	+3.74%
1999	1,922	+0.78%
2007	2,133	+1.31%
2012	2,184	+0.47%
2017	2,214	+0.27%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Personalities

Coluche died in Opio at the age of 41, when his motorcycle crashed into a lorry.

Serbian triple agent Duško Popov died in Opio on 10 August 1981, aged 69.

See also

Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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