Tinée

Catchment area of ​​the Tinée

The river flows through a narrow valley at Saint- Étienne -de- Tinée

The Tinée is a river in France, which runs in the Provence- Alpes -Cote d' Azur in the Alpes - Maritimes. It rises near the Col de la Bonette in the Mercantour National Park, in the municipality of Saint- Dalmas- le -Selvage, drained generally southeast through the area of the Maritime Alps and flows after 70 kilometers of the municipal boundary of Utelle and Tournefort as a left tributary of the Var.

Places on the river

(Sequence in the flow direction )

• Saint- Étienne -de- Tinée
• Isola
• Saint- Sauveur- sur- Tinée
• Marie
• Clans
• Roussillon, La Tour

Energy

The river is dammed at several points for energy. The water is derived by pressure tunnel.

Attractions

The narrow canyons of the Tinée are among the most scenic in the Maritime Alps.

Gallery

View from Lac Morgon into the valley of the Tinée

Bridge over the river in the municipality of Ilonse

Mouth in the Var at the old railway bridge