Peillon

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Peillon
Commune
A view across the Paillon Valley
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 43°46′43″N 7°22′58″E / 43.7786°N 7.3828°E / 43.7786; 7.3828Coordinates: 43°46′43″N 7°22′58″E / 43.7786°N 7.3828°E / 43.7786; 7.3828
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  (Jan. 2018)[2]	1,462
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	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) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Geography[]

The commune is perched on a mountaintop and has stairs instead of roads.

Population[]

The inhabitants are called Peillonnais.

See also[]

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References[]

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