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Nice Region: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Country: France

Nice by the Numbers:

Population: 347,000 Elevation: 176 m / 578 ft Average Annual Precipitation: 81 cm / 32 in Average January Temperature: 9°C / 48°F Average July Temperature: 23°C / 74°F

Quick Facts:

Major Industries: Machinery, Chemicals, Automobiles, Electronics, Textiles, Food Processing, Tourism. Electricity: 220 volts, 50Hz, standard two pin plugs Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 Country Dialing Code: +33 Area Code: 04

Did You Know?

Van Loo, Toulouse Lautrec, Modigliani, Dufy, Renoir, Picasso, Chagall, Matisse, or Nietzsche, Aragon, Tolstoï, and musicians such as Berlioz, Bizet, Massenet were all artistically inspired by Nice.

Most beaches in Nice aren't sandy but rocky.

Postcards of Nice's mostly show deserted beaches because skies are always cloudy in the warm summer months. In Nice, blue skies mostly occur during winter times, when locals decide to stay at home due to the colder temperatures.

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