Châteauneuf-Villevieille (Occitan: Castèunòu e Vilavièlha; Italian: Castelnuovo Villavecchia) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

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Châteauneuf-Villevieille
Commune
A general view of Châteauneuf-Villevieille
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Location of Châteauneuf-Villevieille
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Coordinates: 43°48′00″N 7°17′00″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Contes
Intercommunality	Pays des Paillons
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Edmond Mari[1]
Area 1	8.38 km2 (3.24 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	971
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Demonym	Madounencs
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06039 /06390
Elevation	234–901 m (768–2,956 ft) (avg. 650 m or 2,130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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The village was founded in the Middle Ages by inhabitants of nearby Contes. They were seeking a site sheltered from the instability in the valley at the time.

Jean de Revest (?-1347) was the coseigneur (lord) of Châteauneuf. He was a knight, a judge in Avignon (1314), grand judge of Piedmont (1322), judge of appeal of the Kingdom of Sicily (1331), and lieutenant to the seneschal (1340). Born to a family that had been in Nice since the late 13th century, he later moved to Aix. In 1309 or 1310 he married Sybille Chabaud, lady of Châteauneuf and daughter of the noble Boniface Chabaud.

The territory of Bendejun and Cantaron belonged formerly to the commune. They were separated in 1911 to form separate communes.

Formerly called Châteauneuf, the commune was renamed Châteauneuf-de-Contes in 1961. In 1992, the name was changed again to Châteauneuf-Villevieille.

It is located 22 km (14 mi) north of Nice,^[3] its administrative center , in the Férion mountain range.^[3]

At its center is a 12th-century church.^[5]

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department