Paillon
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The Paillon ; (Nissard Occitan : Palhon, is a coastal river of the Alpes-Maritimes that join in Contes and flows into the Mediterranean Sea in Nice, near the old district. It is covered in his last kilometers in the city of Nice, bearing the Appolinaire-high school and Acropolis congress center.
The river has various springs, that give the Paillon of Contes and the Paillon of Peille. The two join in La Pointe, a place separated between Contes and Blausasc. The subsequent region is called pays des Paillons
It is a typical Mediterranean river, with low water level all along the year and violent floods in automn and sometimes spring.
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