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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)
👁 A view across the Paillon Valley
A view across the Paillon Valley
Location of Peillon
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
IntercommunalityCC du Pays des Paillons
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marc Rancurel[1]
Area
1
8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population
(2023)[2]
1,408
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
DemonymPeillonnais
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06092 /06440
Elevation115–720 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

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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

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

Demographics

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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[4]

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

See also

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References

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Peillon.
  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 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ (in French) Patrimoine & monuments, Commune de Peillon.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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