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Infobox Former Subdivision

conventional_long_name = ''Contea di Nizza''
County of Nice
common_name = County of Nice
subdivision = Constituent country
nation = Piedmont-Sardinia
image_flag = Comte de Nice flag.svg
image_coat = Nice Arms.svg
image_map = County of Nice.png
image_map_caption = The county inside modern France
capital = Nice
stat_area1= 4000
stat_pop1 = 250000
stat_year1=1751
p1 = Provence
image_p1 =
s1 = Province of Nice
flag_s1 =
year_start = 1388
event_start = Union with Savoy
year_end = 1848
event_end = Perfect fusion
event1 = French conquest
date_event1 = 1796
event2 = Savoyard restauration
date_event2 = 1814
today = Provence, France
The County of Nice''' or '''Niçard Country (French: ''Comté de Nice / Pays Niçois'', Italian: ''Contea di Nizza/Paese Nizzardo'', Niçard Occitan: ''Comtat de Niça/País Niçard'') is a historical region of France, located in the south-eastern part, around the city of Nice. Its territory lies between the Mediterranean Sea (Côte d'Azur), Var River and the southernmost crest of the Alps. It was initially a part of the ancient County of Provence, then it became in 1388 a part of the Duchy of Savoy (that became the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1720). The region received the name ''County of Nice'' during the fifteenth century, after being integrated into Savoy. From 1388 to 1861 the history of the County of Nice was fully integrated with the history of Italy. Its historical capital city is Nice. It was annexed to France in 1860, during the Italian Wars of Independence, in exchange for French military help against Austria. Giuseppe Garibaldi, who was born in Nice, strongly opposed the cession of the ''Nizzardo'' to France, arguing that was not done with "universal" vote; in 1866 there were popular riots in the city, promoted by "Garibaldini" in favor of the unification of Nice with Italy. The Italian Irredentism has claimed the County because of the former sovereignty of Savoy, which was the core of the Italian state; nevertheless, the local language of the County of Nice is Niçard. During World War II Nice was included administratively in the Kingdom of Italy. Since 1861 the County has matched with the Arrondissement of Nice that is the biggest part of the Alpes-Maritimes department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Nevertheless the name ''County of Nice'' is still used today for this cultural and historical region that has kept its whole personality. Population amounted to 506,694 inhabitants in 1999.

See also

Bishopric of Nice
Provence
Italia irredenta
Nizzardo Italians

Sources

Amicucci, Ermanno. ''Nizza e l’Italia''. Mondadori Editore. Milano, 1939.
Barelli Hervé, Rocca Roger. ''Histoire de l'identité niçoise'', Nice: Serre, 1995. ISBN 2-84410-223-4
http://flagspot.net/flags/fr-ctnic.html (flag/history).

External links

Territorial changes in the history of the County of Nice
Dances and traditional musics used in the County of Nice
Map of the Kingdom of Sardinia