Siagne
Encyclopedia
The Siagne is a river
that flows through the Var and Alpes-Maritimes
departments of southeastern France
. For much of its length, it forms the border between the two departments. Its source is near Escragnolles
. It flows generally southeast, through Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne
and Pégomas
, and flows into the Mediterranean Sea
in Mandelieu-la-Napoule
, 5 km west of Cannes
.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
that flows through the Var and Alpes-Maritimes
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...
departments of southeastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. For much of its length, it forms the border between the two departments. Its source is near Escragnolles
Escragnolles
Escragnolles is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
. It flows generally southeast, through Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne
Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne
Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Geography:Far from the major thoroughfares, Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne lies halfway between the beaches of the Côte d'Azur and the ski resorts of the Maritime Alps. It is located on a plateau at 475 m...
and Pégomas
Pégomas
Pégomas is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-References:*...
, and 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 Mandelieu-la-Napoule
Mandelieu-la-Napoule
Mandelieu-La Napoule is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France, located on the French Riviera just to the southwest of Cannes and northeast of Théoule-sur-Mer....
, 5 km west of Cannes
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
.