Châteauneuf-Villevieille (Occitan: Castèunòu e Vilavièlha; Italian: Castelnuovo Villavecchia) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
The village was founded in the Middle Ages by inhabitants of nearby Contes.
Jean de Revest (?-1347) was the coseigneur (lord) of Châteauneuf.
Born to a family that had been in Nice since the late 13th century, he later moved to Aix.
[3] It is located 22 km (14 mi) north of Nice,[4] its administrative center , in the Férion mountain range.