La Trinité, Alpes-Maritimes
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La Trinité is a commune
in the Alpes-Maritimes
department in southeastern France
.
to capital Turin
, it is located on the left bank of the Paillon
river. It has been French since 1860.
With the impressive development of the Nice
metropolitan area, La Trinité became a popular, industrial suburb of the city, about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the center.
The city is also known for the Laghet sanctuary.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.- History : was created by Octavian as a Roman military district in 14 BC, and became a full Roman province in the middle of the 1st century with its capital first at Cemenelum and subsequently at Embrun...
department in southeastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
History
Formerly a small town located on kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia main road from NiceNice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
to capital Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, it is located on the left bank of the Paillon
Paillon
The Paillon is a coastal river of the Alpes-Maritimes that flows into the Mediterranean Sea in Nice, near the old district. Its source is north of Lucéram...
river. It has been French since 1860.
With the impressive development of the Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
metropolitan area, La Trinité became a popular, industrial suburb of the city, about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the center.
The city is also known for the Laghet sanctuary.