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Daluis
Daluis () is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Situated on the river Var, it is the end point of the Gorges de Daluis. Population See also * Gorges de Daluis *Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department The following is a list of the 163 communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department of France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories inclu ... References Communes of Alpes-Maritimes Alpes-Maritimes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{AlpesMaritimes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorges De Daluis
The Gorges de Daluis is a -long canyon formed by the river Var in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. It runs south from Guillaumes to Daluis. Geography The canyon starts off at Guillaumes, running north to south, west of the , and ends at the small commune of Daluis, where the Var widens. The 6-kilometer-long gorge is cut in the red rock (sandstone colored by iron oxide, 260 million years old) by the river Var. Notable views along the gorge (a touristic high point and one of a number of "long, lonely canyons" in the area) include the final waterfall of the Clue d'Amen. Geology and history The area is dominated by the Dôme de Barrot, 2136 meters high, dating from the Permian. Former copper mining operations in the Dôme are still visible from the gorge, and unique mineral specimens have been found there. During the Beuil-Guillaumes insurrection of July–August 1944, the Pont de Berthéou was one of two bridges blown up by the French resistance in July 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes (; ; ; ) is a Departments of France, department of France located in the country's southeast corner, on the France–Italy border, Italian border and Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. Part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region, it encompasses the French Riviera alongside neighbouring Var (department), Var. Alpes-Maritimes had a population of 1,094,283 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 06 Alpes-Maritimes INSEE Its Prefectures in France, prefecture (and largest city) is Nice, with Grasse as the sole Subprefectures in France, subprefecture. Alpes-Maritimes has become one of the world's most attractive tourist destinations in recent decades, featuring renowned cities and towns such as Nice, Grasse, Cannes, Antibes, Menton, Èze, Roquebrune-Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Alpes-Maritimes Department
The following is a list of the 163 communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department of France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan .... The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Périmètre des groupements en 2025 BANATIC. Accessed 28 May 2025. * Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur * Communauté d'agglomé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
A () is a level of administrative divisions of France, administrative division in the France, French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipality, municipalities in Canada and the United States; ' in Germany; ' in Italy; ' in Spain; or civil parishes in the United Kingdom. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlet (place), hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the Municipal arrondissem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Var (river)
The Var (, ; ; ) is a river located in the southeast of France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .Bassin versant : Var (Le) Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA The Var flows through the '''' for most of its length, with a short (~15 km or ~9 mi) stretch in the ''département''. It is a unique case in France of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the Regions of France, administrative regions and the Communes of France, communes. There are a total of 101 departments, consisting of ninety-six departments in metropolitan France, and five Overseas department and region, overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 333 Arrondissements of France, arrondissements and 2,054 Cantons of France, cantons (as of 2023). These last two levels of government have no political autonomy, instead serving as the administrative basis for the local organisation of police, fire departments, and, in certain cases, elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council (France), departmental council ( , ). From 1800 to April 2015, these were called gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of Alpes-Maritimes
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of Algeria ** Communes of Angola ** Communes of Belgium ** Communes of Benin ** Communes of Burundi ** Communes of Chile ** Communes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ** Communes of France ** Communes of Italy, called ''comune'' ** Communes of Luxembourg ** Communes of Moldova, called ''comună'' ** Communes of Niger ** Communes of Romania, called ''comună'' ** Communes of Switzerland ** Commune-level subdivisions (Vietnam) *** Commune (Vietnam) *** Commune-level town (Vietnam) ** People's commune, highest of three administrative levels in rural China, 1958 to 1983 Government and military/defense * Agricultural commune, intentional community based on agricultural labor * Commune (rebellion), a synonym for uprising or revolutionary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
