The Roya (
French, ), Roia (
Italian
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** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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), or Ròia (
Brigasc
Brigasc is a dialect of the Ligurian language. It is spoken in Italy and France.
Area of use
The Brigasc dialect is spoken in La Brigue (France) and Briga Alta (Italy) and some villages of the communes of Ormea and Triora. It is very close to R ...
,
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 ...
) is a river of
France
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and
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
, discharging into the
Ligurian Sea
The Ligurian Sea ( it, Mar Ligure; french: Mer Ligurienne; lij, Mâ Ligure) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea. It lies between the Italian Riviera (Liguria) and the island of Corsica. The sea is thought to have been named after the ancient ...
. It is long, of which in France.
Its drainage basin is about , of which in France.
[Bassin versant : Roya (La)]
Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA
River course
The river rises in French territory near the
Col de Tende
Col de Tende ( it, Colle di Tenda; elevation 1870 m) is a high mountain pass in the Alps, close to the border between France and Italy, although the highest section of the pass is wholly within France.
It separates the Maritime Alps from the Lig ...
and flows through the
Mercantour National Park
Mercantour National Park (french: Parc national du Mercantour) a French national park located in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes departments. Since it was created in 1979, the park has proven popular, with 800,000 visitors annu ...
The river passes through the
communes
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...
of
Tende
Tende (; Italian, Occitan and Royasc: ''Tenda'') is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Geography
Tende is located within Mercantour National Park in the French Alps. The mountainous commune is bordered b ...
,
Saorge
Saorge (; Royasc: ''Sauèrge''; Brigasc: ''Savurgë''; it, Saorgio, oc, Saorj, lij, Savurgiu) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Highway E74 which runs north from Menton, passes through Saorge on its way ...
,
Breil-sur-Roya
Breil-sur-Roya (, literally ''Breil on Roya''; it, Breglio sul Roia or simply ''Breglio''; lij, Breggio; oc, Brelh de Ròia) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Population
Geography
Breil-sur-Roya as ...
,
La Brigue
La Brigue (; lij, Briga; oc, La Briga; it, Briga Marittima) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
La Brigue became part of France after World War II, when Italy was forced to hand it over in September 1947 u ...
, before entering Italy in the
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
of
Olivetta San Michele
Olivetta San Michele (Royasc: , also lij, Aoriveta) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about west of Imperia, on the border with France. As of 31 Decemb ...
. The remainder of its course remains within the
province of Imperia
The Province of Imperia ( it, Provincia di Imperia, french: Province d'Imperia, Ligurian: ''Provinsa d’Imperia'') is a mountainous and hilly province, in the Liguria region of Italy, situated between France to the north and the west, and the L ...
and, after crossing
Airole
Airole ( lij, Airöe, locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region of Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about west of Imperia, on the border with France. As of 31 December 2004, it had a p ...
the river enters the sea at
Ventimiglia
Ventimiglia (; lij, label=Intemelio, Ventemiglia , lij, label= Genoese, Vintimiggia; french: Vintimille ; oc, label= Provençal, Ventemilha ) is a resort town in the province of Imperia, Liguria, northern Italy. It is located southwest of ...
.
The Times
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(1985), ''Atlas of the World: Comprehensive Edition'', Times Books, Plate 78 (C7).
Its main tributaries are the
Lévensa
The Lévensa is a mountain river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. It is a left tributary of the Roya, which it joins near Tende
Tende (; Italian, Occitan and Royasc: ''Tenda'') is a co ...
, the
Bévéra
The Bévéra (in French) or Bevera (in Italian) (''Beura'' in Occitan and Ligurian) is a river of southeastern France and northwestern Italy.
Geography
Bévéra source is in the Maritime Alps, near Moulinet in the French Alpes-Maritimes de ...
, the
Bendola
The Bendola is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. It is a left tributary of the Roya. Its source is in the Ligurian Alps, east of Saorge, near the border with Italy
Italy ( it, I ...
, the
Réfréi
The Réfréi is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. It flows into the Roya in Tende
Tende (; Italian, Occitan and Royasc: ''Tenda'') is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes departmen ...
and the
Maglia.
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Italy
Rivers of Liguria
Rivers of the Province of Imperia
International rivers of Europe
Rivers of Alpes-Maritimes
Rivers of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Drainage basins of the Ligurian Sea
Rivers of the Alps
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