Peillon
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{short description|Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France}}
{{For|the French politician|Vincent Peillon}}
{{Expand French|topic=geo|date=December 2008|Peillon}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Peillon
|native name = {{native name|oc|Pelhon}}
|commune status = Commune
|image = Peillon Landscape.jpg
|caption = A view across the Paillon Valley
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Peillon A (Alpes-Maritimes).svg
|arrondissement = Nice
|canton = Contes
|INSEE = 06092
|postal code = 06440
|demonym = Peillonnais
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Pays des Paillons
|coordinates = {{coord|43.7786|7.3828|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 372
|elevation min m = 115
|elevation max m = 720
|area km2 = 8.7
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Peillon ({{IPA|fr|pɛjɔ̃}}; {{langx|oc|Pelhon}}; {{langx|it|Peglione}}, formerly) is a rural commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France.
''Village perché''
{{see also|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.{{in lang|fr}} [https://www.peillon.fr/decouvrir-peillon/patrimoine-monuments/ Patrimoine & monuments], Commune de Peillon.
Transport
The commune is served by Peillon-Sainte-Thècle station in the valley, on the Nice to Breil-sur-Roya SNCF railway.
Demographics
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-06092#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = left
|1968 |937
|1975 |898
|1982 |1038
|1990 |1139
|1999 |1227
|2009 |1353
|2014 |1495
|2020 |1465
}}
In French, the inhabitants are called Peillonnais (masculine) and Peillonnaises (feminine).
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See also
References
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Category:Communes of Alpes-Maritimes
Category:Alpes-Maritimes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia