Paillon
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The Paillon is a coastal river of the Alpes-Maritimes
that flows into the Mediterranean Sea
in Nice
, near the old district. Its source is north of Lucéram
. It flows generally south, through L'Escarène
, Peillon
, Drap
(where it meets its main tributary Paillon de Contes), La Trinité
, and finally Nice
.
The region of the Paillon and the Paillon de Contes is called pays des Paillons. The Paillon is covered in its last kilometers in the city of Nice, bearing Guillaume Apollinaire High School and Acropolis congress center.
It is a typical Mediterranean river, with low water level all along the year and violent floods in autumn and sometimes spring.
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.- History : was created by Octavian as a Roman military district in 14 BC, and became a full Roman province in the middle of the 1st century with its capital first at Cemenelum and subsequently at Embrun...
that flows into the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
in Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
, near the old district. Its source is north of Lucéram
Lucéram
Lucéram is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-Sights:Sights include the church St. Margaret , housing an altarpiece by Ludovico Brea and a 13th century Pietà....
. It flows generally south, through L'Escarène
L'Escarène
L'Escarène is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860 as Scarena.-Population:-References:*...
, Peillon
Peillon
Peillon is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Drap
Drap
Drap is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
(where it meets its main tributary Paillon de Contes), La Trinité
La Trinité, Alpes-Maritimes
La Trinité is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-History:Formerly a small town located on kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia main road from Nice to capital Turin, it is located on the left bank of the Paillon river...
, and finally Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
.
The region of the Paillon and the Paillon de Contes is called pays des Paillons. The Paillon is covered in its last kilometers in the city of Nice, bearing Guillaume Apollinaire High School and Acropolis congress center.
It is a typical Mediterranean river, with low water level all along the year and violent floods in autumn and sometimes spring.