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Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
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Information | |
Number | 04 |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Prefecture | Digne-les-Bains |
Subprefectures |
Barcelonnette Castellane Forcalquier |
Population |
Ranked 94th
20 /km² |
Area | 6,925 km² |
Arrondissements | 4 |
Cantons | 30 |
Communes | 200 |
President of the general council |
XX |
Location | |
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French département. Located in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province of Provence.
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History
- One of the initial 83 French départements, created on March 4, 1790 as Nord de la Provence. It was later renamed Haute-Provence and Basses-Alpes.
- On December 8, 1793, the Vaucluse département was created out of parts of the Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme and Basses-Alpes départements.
- On April 13, 1970, the département of Basses-Alpes was renamed Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Geography
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a mountainous region with peaks over 8,000 feet. The climate is very dry and arid that allows for a prosperous fruit growing industry.
It borders the Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Var, Vaucluse and Drôme départements, as well as Italy.
Rivers include: Durance , Verdon, Bléone , Ubaye , Var, Buëch , Jabron , Largue .
Arrondissements and cantons
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is subdivided into 4 arrondissements, 30 cantons and 200 communes.
Arrondissement | Canton | # of communes |
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Barcelonnette | Barcelonnette | 11 |
Le Lauzet-Ubaye | 5 | |
Castellane | Allos-Colmars | 6 |
Annot | 7 | |
Castellane | 7 | |
Entrevaux | 6 | |
Saint-André-les-Alpes | 6 | |
Digne-les-Bains | Barrême | 8 |
Digne-les-Bains-Est | 4 | |
Digne-les-Bains-Ouest | 10 | |
La Javie | 6 | |
Les Mées | 6 | |
Mézel | 8 | |
Moustiers-Sainte-Marie | 3 | |
Riez | 9 | |
Seyne | 8 | |
Valensole | 4 | |
Forcalquier | Banon | 9 |
Forcalquier | 10 | |
Manosque-Nord | 3 | |
Manosque-Sud-Est | 3 | |
Manosque-Sud-Ouest | 3 | |
La Motte-du-Caire | 13 | |
Noyers-sur-Jabron | 7 | |
Peyruis | 4 | |
Reillanne | 8 | |
Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues | 8 | |
Sisteron | 5 | |
Turriers | 7 | |
Volonne | 9 |
See also: Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département
External links
- Conseil General: website http://www.cg04.fr (in French)
- Préfecture website: http://www.alpes-de-haute-provence.pref.gouv.fr/ (in French)
- Detailed information: http://splaf.free.fr/dep.php?depnum=04 (in French)
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