- Roya River
Infobox River
river_name = Roya, Roia, Roìa
caption=The river atVentimiglia
length = 59 km
elevation = 1,908 m
mouth_elevation = 0
discharch = 15 m³/s
watershed = 660 km²
origin =Colle di Tenda nearTende , France.
mouth =Ligurian Sea atVentimiglia , Italy
coord|43|47|17|N|7|36|22|E|name=Mediterranean Sea-Roya|display=inline,title
basin_countries =France ,Italy The Roya (French), Roia (Italian), or Roìa (Brigasc ) is a 59 km river ofFrance andItaly .The river rises in French territory near the
Col de Tende and flows through theMercantour National Park The river passes through the communes ofTende ,Saorge ,Breil-sur-Roya ,La Brigue , before entering Italy in the commune ofOlivetta San Michele . The remainder of its course remains within theprovince of Imperia and, after crossingAirole the river enters the sea atVentimiglia ,References
*http://www.geoportail.fr
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/Y66-0400.php?cg=Y66-0400 The Roya at the Sandre database]
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