title: Cians
text: # Cians
  
  The Cians is a mountain river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is 25.3 km (15.7 mi) long. Its drainage basin is 166 $km^2$ (64 sq mi). 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:
  
  This river runs through a canyon of red shale, named "Gorges du Cians", with formations of eroded rock.
  
  ## Tributaries
  
  * Raton
  * Cianavelle
  