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.
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 |
|---|
| 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
