Peillon
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Peillon
Pelhon (Occitan) | |
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 A view across the Paillon Valley | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Peillon  | |
  Peillon  Peillon | |
| Coordinates: 43°46′43″N 7°22′58″E / 43.7786°N 7.3828°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. | |
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.
Village perché
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]
Transport
The commune is served by Peillon-Sainte-Thècle station in the valley, on the Nice to Breil-sur-Roya SNCF railway.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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).
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ (in French) Patrimoine & monuments, Commune de Peillon.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
