Peillon

Peillon is a rural commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France.

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''Village perché''

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, which was last restored in 1980. It is also home to the Chapelle Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs, which features 15th-century fresco paintings by Giovanni Canavesio.

Transport

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

Demographics

In French, the inhabitants are called Peillonnais and Peillonnaises.