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New page: '''Nice''' (pronounced ''Neess'') is a Mediterranean port city of southern France, on the French Riviera. It is a major tourist resort. Located in the Franco-...
'''Nice''' (pronounced ''Neess'') is a [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] port city of southern [[France]], on the [[French Riviera]]. It is a major tourist resort. Located in the Franco-Italian borderlands, Nice passed periodically between the control of France and of various Italian states; in 1860 it was (aong with [[Savoy]]) ceded by the [[Kingdom of Sardinia]] to France in return for French help in the war against [[Austria]]. It was occupied by Italian forces during the [[Second World War]].
Nice has a population of 350,000.
[[Category:French Cities and Towns]]
Nice has a population of 350,000.
[[Category:French Cities and Towns]]