County of Nice
The County of Nice was a historical region of France and Italy located around the southeastern city of Nice and roughly equivalent to the modern arrondissement of Nice. It was part of the Savoyard state within the Holy Roman Empire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Region
- Description: county of Savoy
- Also known as: “Niçard Country”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Falicon pyramid and Cascade de Gairault.
Falicon pyramid
Archaeological site
Photo: Baskerville, Public domain.
The Falicon pyramid is a monument located at a rural site near the town of Falicon, on the French Riviera, near Nice. It is constructed above a karstic cave known as the "Cave of the Bats" and is one of the few pyramids in Europe.
Église Saint-Sauveur de Gairaut
Church
Photo: Mathpy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Sauveur de Gairaut is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Falicon and Colomars.
Falicon
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Falicon is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Colomars
Village
Photo: Jpchevreau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colomars is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Inhabitants of Colomars are called Colomarsois. Colomars is situated 3 km northwest of County of Nice.
Saint-André-de-la-Roche
Village
Photo: Jpchevreau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-André-de-la-Roche is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Until the 50s, in this small city there was a mountain with the shape of a steppe-pyramid, similar to ancient pyramids from old civilizations. Saint-André-de-la-Roche is situated 3½ km southeast of County of Nice.
County of Nice
- Categories: historical region, historical country, and countship
- Location: Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“County of Nice” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقاطعة نيس”
- Aragonese: “Condato de Niza”
- Aragonese: “Condau de Niza”
- Aragonese: “País Nizardo”
- Arpitan: “Comtâ de Nice”
- Arpitan: “Comtât de Nice”
- Basque: “Nizako konderria”
- Basque: “Nizar herria”
- Belarusian: “графства Ніца”
- Breton: “Bro-Nisa”
- Breton: “Kontelezh Nisa”
- Catalan: “comtat de Niça”
- Catalan: “Comtat de Niça”
- Catalan: “País Niçard”
- Chinese: “尼斯伯国”
- Chinese: “尼斯伯國”
- Chinese: “尼斯伯爵领”
- Chinese: “尼斯郡”
- Corsican: “Cuntea di Nizza”
- Corsican: “Paese Nizzardu”
- Czech: “hrabství Nice”
- Czech: “Nicejské hrabství”
- Danish: “Grevskabet Nice”
- Dutch: “Comte de Nice”
- Dutch: “Comté de Nice”
- Dutch: “Graafschap Nizza”
- Esperanto: “comté de Nice”
- Esperanto: “graflando de Nico”
- Esperanto: “Graflando de Nico”
- Finnish: “Nizzan kreivikunta”
- French: “Comte de Nice”
- French: “comté de Nice”
- French: “Comté de Nice”
- French: “Nice”
- French: “Terres neuves de Provence”
- Galician: “Condado de Niza”
- German: “Graf von Nizza”
- German: “Grafschaft Nizza”
- Hungarian: “Nizzai Grófság”
- Irish: “Contae Nice”
- Italian: “Contea di Nizza”
- Italian: “Paese Nizzardo”
- Japanese: “ニース伯領”
- Japanese: “ニース郡”
- Korean: “니스 백국”
- Korean: “니스 백작령”
- Latin: “Comitatus Nicaeensis”
- Macedonian: “грофовија Ница”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Comtat de Niça”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Coumtat de Nissa”
- Occitan (post 1500): “País Niçard”
- Portuguese: “Condado de Nice”
- Romanian: “Comitatul Nisa”
- Russian: “Графство Ницца”
- Russian: “Ницца (графство)”
- Russian: “Ницца”
- Sardinian: “Contea de Nitza”
- Scots: “Coonty o Nice”
- Scots: “Niçard Kintra”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Grofovija Nice”
- Slovenian: “comté de Nice”
- Slovenian: “Grofija Nica”
- Spanish: “Condado de Niza”
- Swedish: “grevskapet Nice”
- Tamil: “நீசு கவுண்டி”
- Ukrainian: “Графство Ніцца”
- Ukrainian: “Ніцца (графство)”
- Ukrainian: “Ніцца”
- Venetian: “Contea de Nisa”
- Vietnamese: “Bá quốc Nice”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Saint-Pancrace and Gairaut.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mont Chauve d’Aspremont and Forum Nice Nord.
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