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The Paillon ( Nissard
Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA Its source is north of Lucéram. It flows generally south, through L'Escarène, Peillon, Drap (where it meets its main tributary Paillon de Contes), La Trinité, and finally Nice. Being a typical Mediterranean river with low water level throughout the year but with the autumn and winter rains can turn violent with damaging floods.
The region of the Paillon and the Paillon de Contes is called the ''pays des Paillons''. The river course was covered and converted into a subterranean stream for its last few kilometers in the city of Nice starting at Rue Georges Chapel to its mouth at Plage de Carras. Two major buildings built over the stream are the LGT Lyceé Guillaume Apollinaire Nice High School the Palais des Congrès Acropolis.
The Paillon ( Nissard Occitan Occitan may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain.
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France.
* Occitan language
Occitan (; o ...
: ''Palhon'') is a coastal river of the Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes (; oc, Aups Maritims; it, Alpi Marittime, "Maritime Alps") is a department of France located in the country's southeast corner, on the Italian border and Mediterranean coast. Part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, it ...
that flows into the Mediterranean Sea in Nice, near the old district. It is long. Its drainage basin is .Bassin versant : Paillon (Le)Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA Its source is north of Lucéram. It flows generally south, through L'Escarène, Peillon, Drap (where it meets its main tributary Paillon de Contes), La Trinité, and finally Nice. Being a typical Mediterranean river with low water level throughout the year but with the autumn and winter rains can turn violent with damaging floods.
The region of the Paillon and the Paillon de Contes is called the ''pays des Paillons''. The river course was covered and converted into a subterranean stream for its last few kilometers in the city of Nice starting at Rue Georges Chapel to its mouth at Plage de Carras. Two major buildings built over the stream are the LGT Lyceé Guillaume Apollinaire Nice High School the Palais des Congrès Acropolis.
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Rivers of France Rivers of Alpes-Maritimes Rivers of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 0Paillon {{France-river-stub