Peillon

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{{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

|mayor = Jean-Marc Rancurel{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|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