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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peillon (French pronunciation: [pɛjɔ̃]; Occitan: Pelhon; Italian: Peglione, formerly) is a rural commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France.
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Peillon
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![]() A view across the Paillon Valley | |
Coordinates: 43°46′43″N 7°22′58″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. |
The village of Peillon, perched on a hilltop in the Paillon Valley, is known to have stairs instead of roads; it is dominated by its Église Saint-Sauveur (Saint Sauveur church), which was last restored in 1980. It is also home to the Chapelle Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs (Notre Dame des Sept Douleurs chapel), which features 15th-century fresco paintings by Giovanni Canavesio.[3]
The commune is served by Peillon-Sainte-Thècle station in the valley, on the Nice to Breil-sur-Roya SNCF railway.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 937 | — |
1975 | 898 | −0.61% |
1982 | 1,038 | +2.09% |
1990 | 1,139 | +1.17% |
1999 | 1,227 | +0.83% |
2009 | 1,353 | +0.98% |
2014 | 1,495 | +2.02% |
2020 | 1,465 | −0.34% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
In French, the inhabitants are called Peillonnais (masculine) and Peillonnaises (feminine).