The Cians is a mountain river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .Bassin versant : Cians (Le), Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA Its source is in the mountains north of Beuil, and it flows into the Var in Touët-sur-Var.
The Cians flows through the following communes: Beuil, Rigaud, Pierlas, Thiéry, Touët-sur-Var.
This river runs through a canyon of red shale, named "Gorges du Cians", with formations of eroded rock.
Tributaries Raton Cianavelle
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