County of Nice

County of Nice Contèa de Niça (Provençal) Contea di Nizza (Italian) Comté de Nice (French) Comitatus Nicaeensis (Medieval Latin)
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	Catholic
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
• French conquest	1796–1814
• Part of Kingdom of Sardinia	1814–1860
• Perfect Fusion	1847
• Treaty of Turin	1860
Currency	Piedmontese scudo (to 1816) French franc (1800–1814) Sardinian lira (1816–1848)
Preceded by Succeeded by County of Provence France
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: Comtat de Niça / País Niçard) is a historical region of France located around the southeastern city of Nice and roughly equivalent to the modern arrondissement of Nice.