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Riez
Riez (; Provençal Occitan: Riés; sometimes Riez-la-Romaine) is a hilly commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located northwest of the Lac de Sainte-Croix, stemming from the Verdon, on the road to Valensole, at the confluence of the Auvestre and Colostre.
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- Riez
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,787
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Riez (; Provençal Occitan: Riés; sometimes Riez-la-Romaine) is a hilly commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located northwest of the Lac de Sainte-Croix, stemming from the Verdon, on the road to Valensole, at the confluence of the Auvestre and Colostre.
==Geography== The densely built village sits where two small rivers join—the Auvestre and the Colostre—in a glacially widened valley.
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