The Paillon ; (
Nissard Occitan : Palhon, is a coastal river of the
Alpes-Maritimes that join in
Contes and flows into the
Mediterranean Sea in
Nice, near the old district. It is covered in his last kilometers in the city of Nice, bearing the Appolinaire-high school and Acropolis congress center.The river has various springs, that give the Paillon of Contes and the Paillon of Peille. The two join in La Pointe, a place separated between
Contes and Blausasc. The subsequent region is called pays des PaillonsIt is a typical mediterranean river, with low water level all along the year and violent floods in automn and sometimes spring.
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