County of Nice Contèa de Niça (Provençal) Contea di Nizza (Italian) Comté de Nice (French) Comitatus Nicaeensis (Medieval Latin) | |||||||||
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| 1388–1860 | |||||||||
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 The county inside modern France. | |||||||||
| Status | County within the Savoyard state | ||||||||
| Capital | Nice | ||||||||
| Common languages | Niçard, Italian, French | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Dedication of Nice to Savoy | 1388 | ||||||||
• Part of County of Savoy | 1388–1416 | ||||||||
• Part of Savoyard State | 1416–1720 | ||||||||
• Part of Sardinia-Piedmont-Savoy | 1720–1796 | ||||||||
| 1796–1814 | |||||||||
• Part of Kingdom of Sardinia | 1814–1860 | ||||||||
| 1847 | |||||||||
| 1860 | |||||||||
| Currency | Piedmontese scudo (to 1816) French franc (1800–1814) Sardinian lira (1816–1848) | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | ||||||||
The County of Nice (French: Comté de Nice / Pays Niçois; Italian: Contea di Nizza / Paese Nizzardo; Niçard Occitan: Contèa de Niça / País Niçard) was a historical region of France located around the southeastern city of Nice and roughly equivalent to the modern arrondissement of Nice.