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Côte d'Azur grew rice paddies outside of the city. The main sections inside of Côte d'Azur were: the wharf areas, the residential section, the downtown, and the docks. Côte d'Azur had a sewer system under the city. The sewer systems had steel pipes running along the top of the plastic conduits. The sewer systems had a two meter diameter pipe, with a steel grate<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] Page 182</ref>, on the beach side near the edge of the city. The inhabitants used sodium vapor lamps, which washed everything above with an eerie glow. | Côte d'Azur grew rice paddies outside of the city. The main sections inside of Côte d'Azur were: the wharf areas, the residential section, the downtown, and the docks. Côte d'Azur had a sewer system under the city. The sewer systems had steel pipes running along the top of the plastic conduits. The sewer systems had a two meter diameter pipe, with a steel grate<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] Page 182</ref>, on the beach side near the edge of the city. The inhabitants used sodium vapor lamps, which washed everything above with an eerie glow. | ||
In the year [[2552]], the [[Covenant]] launched a small attack against the Sigma Octanus system in hopes to retrieve a [[Forerunner]] artifact that was on display at the Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History on Sigma Octanus IV's surface. The Covenant were in the process of securing the artifact and relaying messages to the ships above when [[Blue Team]] entered the city. Blue Team managed to retrieve the artifact and escape back to their [[Pelican]] Dropship. Upon entering the Pelican and exiting the atmosphere, [[John-117]] detonated a [[HAVOK Nuclear Warhead]] underneath the city streets, which destroyed the city and prevented the Covenant from finding anything else of value. The planet still remains under [[Human]] control. The population of Côte D'Azur was estimated to be 300,000, | In the year [[2552]], the [[Covenant]] launched a small attack against the Sigma Octanus system in hopes to retrieve a [[Forerunner]] artifact that was on display at the Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History on Sigma Octanus IV's surface. The Covenant were in the process of securing the artifact and relaying messages to the ships above when [[Blue Team]] entered the city. Blue Team managed to retrieve the artifact and escape back to their [[Pelican]] Dropship. Upon entering the Pelican and exiting the atmosphere, [[John-117]] detonated a [[HAVOK Nuclear Warhead]] underneath the city streets, which destroyed the city and prevented the Covenant from finding anything else of value. The planet still remains under [[Human]] control. The population of Côte D'Azur was estimated to be 300,000, all of which were thought to be killed. However 20 civilians hid in a cargo ship and were eventually evacuated by the Spartans [[Battle of Sigma Octanus|during the battle]]. | ||
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