What is "magnan"

The Magnan is a small river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. Its source is in Aspremont, and it flows into the Mediterranean Sea in Nice.

Magnan may refer to:

• Magnan (surname)
• Magnan, Gers, a commune in Gers department, France
• Magnan (river), a river in Alpes-Maritimes department, France

Magnan is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Antoine Magnan (1881–1938), French zoologist and aeronautical engineer
• Bernard Pierre Magnan (1791–1865), Marshal of France
• Clothilde Magnan (born 1973), French fencer
• Jean-Claude Magnan (born 1941), French fencer
• Marc Magnan (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player
• Octave Magnan (1836–1921), Canadian politician
• Olivier Magnan (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
• Valentin Magnan (1835–1916), French psychiatrist