Paillon
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| Water code | FR : Y65-0400 | |
| location | France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region | |
| River system | Paillon | |
| source | in the municipality of Lucéram, 43 ° 54 ′ 20 ″ N , 7 ° 20 ′ 51 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 1290 m | |
| muzzle | in the urban area of Nice in the Mediterranean Coordinates: 43 ° 41 ′ 40 ″ N , 7 ° 16 ′ 7 ″ E 43 ° 41 ′ 40 ″ N , 7 ° 16 ′ 7 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1290 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 36 ‰ | |
| length | 36 km | |
| Left tributaries | Vallon de Lagnet | |
| Right tributaries | Paillon de Contes , Banquière | |
| Big cities | Nice | |
| Small towns | La Trinité | |
 The mouth of the Paillon |
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The Paillon is a coastal river in France that runs in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . It rises under the name Ruisseau de Bomerei in the municipality of Lucéram , generally drains in a south-westerly direction and flows into the Mediterranean after 36 kilometers on the southern outskirts of Nice . In the estuary area, the river runs largely underground.
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
Web links
Commons : Paillon - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on April 3, 2014, rounded to full kilometers