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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France For the French politician, see Vincent Peillon.
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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Peillon Pelhon (Occitan)
Commune
A view across the Paillon ValleyA view across the Paillon Valley
Coat of arms of PeillonCoat of arms
Location of Peillon
Peillon is located in FrancePeillonPeillonShow map of FrancePeillon is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurPeillonPeillonShow map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°46′43″N 7°22′58″E / 43.7786°N 7.3828°E / 43.7786; 7.3828
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonContes
IntercommunalityPays des Paillons
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marc Rancurel
Area8.7 km (3.4 sq mi)
Population1,427
 • Density160/km (420/sq mi)
DemonymPeillonnais
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code06092 /06440
Elevation115–720 m (377–2,362 ft)
(avg. 372 m or 1,220 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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

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.

Transport

The commune is served by Peillon-Sainte-Thècle station in the valley, on the Nice to Breil-sur-Roya SNCF railway.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

In French, the inhabitants are called Peillonnais (masculine) and Peillonnaises (feminine).

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. (in French) Patrimoine & monuments, Commune de Peillon.
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Alpes-Maritimes Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department
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