Roya (river)

The Roya (French), Roia (Italian), or Ròia (Brigasc, Occitan) is a 59-kilometre (37 mi) river of France and Italy.

The Italian city of Ventimiglia on the French border and its river, the Roya.

Roya, Roia, Roja
The river at Ventimiglia
Location
Country	France, Italy
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Colle di Tenda near Tende, France.
• elevation	1,908 m (6,260 ft)
Mouth
• location	Ligurian Sea at Ventimiglia, Italy
• coordinates	43°47′17″N 7°36′22″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	59 km (37 mi)
Basin size	660 km^2 (250 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	15 m^3/s (530 cu ft/s)

River course

The river rises in French territory near the Col de Tende and flows through the Mercantour National Park The river passes through the communes of Tende, Saorge, Breil-sur-Roya, La Brigue, before entering Italy in the commune of Olivetta San Michele. The remainder of its course remains within the province of Imperia and, after crossing Airole the river enters the sea at Ventimiglia.[1]

Its main tributaries are the Lévensa, the Bévéra, the Bendola, the Réfréi and the Maglia.

References

Media related to Roya at Wikimedia Commons

1. The Times (1985), Atlas of the World: Comprehensive Edition, Times Books, Plate 78 (C7).

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Roya at the Sandre database