Peillon
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Peillon | |
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 A view across the Paillon Valley | |
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Location of Peillon  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°46′43″N 7°22′58″E / 43.7786°N 7.3828°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Contes |
| Intercommunality | Pays des Paillons |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marc Rancurel[1] |
Area 1 | 8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,445 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Peillonnais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06092 /06440 |
| Elevation | 115–720 m (377–2,362 ft) (avg. 372 m or 1,220 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Peillon (French pronunciation: [pɛjɔ̃]; Template:Lang-oc; Template:Lang-it) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Geography
The commune is perched on a mountaintop and has stairs instead of roads.
Population
The inhabitants are called Peillonnais.
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References
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Peillon.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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