Breil-sur-Roya
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Commune of Breil-sur-Roya |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement de Nice |
| Canton | Breil-sur-Roya |
| Mayor | Joseph Ghilardi (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 151 m–2080 m (avg. 310 m) |
| Land area¹ | 81,31 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2028 |
| - Density | 24/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 06023/ 06540 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Breil-sur-Roya is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in southern France.
Breil-sur-Roya is or one of the towns on the route of Train de merveilles which runs between Nice and Cuneo in Italy. It's only one hour of so from Nice on the SNCF train - Train de Merveilles. The GR52, part of the French Grande Randonnée walking trail network links the town to Gorges de Saorge and Vallon de Zouayne.
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