Cians | |
Pushpin Map: | France#France Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Source1 Location: | Maritime Alps |
Source1 Coordinates: | 44.1247°N 7.0033°W |
Mouth Coordinates: | 43.9472°N 6.9881°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | France |
Length: | 25km (16miles) |
Basin Size: | 166km2 |
The Cians is a mountain river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is 25.3frac=16NaNfrac=16 long. Its drainage basin is 166km2.[1] Its source is in the mountains north of Beuil, and it flows into the Var in Touët-sur-Var.
The Cians flows through the following communes:
This river runs through a canyon of red shale, named "Gorges du Cians", with formations of eroded rock.