Roya River

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Roya, Roia, Roìa
The river at Ventimiglia
Origin	Colle di Tenda near Vievè in the commune of Tende, France.
Mouth	Ligurian Sea at Ventimiglia, Italy
Basin countries	France, Italy
Length	59 km
Source elevation	1,908 m
Mouth elevation	0
Basin area	660 km²

The Roya (French), Roia (Italian), or Roìa (Brigasc) is a 59 km river of France and Italy.

The river rises in French territory near the Col de Tende and flows through the Mercantour National Park The river passes through the communes of Tende, Saorge, Breil-sur-Roya, La Brigue, before entering Italy in the commune of Olivetta San Michele. The remainder of its course remains within the province of Imperia and, after crossing Airole the river enters the sea at Ventimiglia,

[edit] References

• This article was initially summarized from the article in the Italian-language Wikipedia « it:Roia » , specifically from this version.

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