Roquestéron (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkɛsteʁɔ̃]; Occitan: Roquesteron; Italian: Roccasterone) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

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Roquestéron
Commune
A view of Roquestéron from the nearby hillside
Coat of arms
Location of Roquestéron
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Coordinates: 43°52′29″N 7°00′19″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Vence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Danielle Chabaud[1]
Area 1	6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	561
• Density	87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Demonym	Roquestéronnais
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06106 /06910
Elevation	270–1,040 m (890–3,410 ft) (avg. 340 m or 1,120 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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It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860 as Roccasterone.

Roquestéron had a weather station between 1987 and 2008. It has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by volatile temperatures, heavy precipitation varied with dry spells, and high diurnal temperature variation.

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department