Nice
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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.