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Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French département. Located in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province of Provence.
| Region | Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur |
| Number | 04 |
| Préfecture | Digne-les-Bains[?] |
| Sous-préfectures | Barcelonnette, Castellane[?], Forcalquier[?] |
| Area - Total - % water | 6 925 km² xx% |
| Population
- Total (1999) - Density |
139 561 20/km² |
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- 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.
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[?].
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is subdivided into 4 arrondissements, 30 cantons and 200 communes[?].
| Arrondissement | Canton | # of communes |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Conseil General: website http://www.cg04.fr (in French)
- Préfecture website: http://www.alpes-de-haute-provence.pref.gouv.fr/ (in French)
- Detailled information: http://splaf.free.fr/dep.php?depnum=04 (in French)
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