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Digne Meller Marcovicz
Digne-les-Bains (; Occitan: ''Dinha dei Banhs''), or simply and historically Digne (''Dinha'' in the classical norm or ''Digno'' in the Mistralian norm), is the prefecture of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. As of 2018, the commune had a population of 16,333. Its inhabitants are called ''Dignois'' (masculine) and ''Dignoises'' (feminine). Geography Site and location Located on the edge of the and on both sides of the river Bléone, which flows southwest through the middle of the commune and crosses the town; it forms part of the commune's northeastern and southwestern borders. Digne-les-Bains is the capital of the Department of Alpes de Haute-Provence. Placed in the geographical centre of the Department, the commune is home to 17,400 inhabitants, making it one of the smaller prefectures of France by its population. The town centre is at altitude. Digne is a sprawling commune in the plain formed around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prefectures In France
In France, a prefecture (french: préfecture) may be: * the ''chef-lieu de département'', the commune in which the administration of a department is located; * the ''chef-lieu de région'', the commune in which the administration of a region is located; * the jurisdiction of a prefecture; * the official residence or headquarters of a prefect. Although the administration of departments and regions is distinct, a regional prefect is '' ex officio'' prefect of the department in which the regional prefecture is located. The officeholder has authority upon the other prefects in the region on a range of matters. Role of the prefecture There are 101 prefectures in France, one for each department. The official in charge is the prefect (french: préfet). The prefecture is an administration that belongs to the Ministry of the Interior; it is therefore in charge of the delivery of identity cards, driving licenses, passports, residency and work permits for foreigners, vehicle registration, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Foothills
The Alpine foothills, or Prealps (german: Voralpen; french: Préalpes; it, Prealpi; ), may refer generally to any foothills at the base of the Alps in Europe. They are the transition zone between the High Alps and the Swiss Plateau and the Bavarian Alpine Foreland in the north, as well as to the Pannonian Basin (Alpokalja) in the east, the Padan Plain in the south and the Rhone Valley in the west. Classification The Alpine foothills comprise: *The French Prealps **Savoy Prealps **Dauphiné Prealps **Provence Prealps *The Swiss Prealps *The Northern Prealps, part of the Northern Limestone Alps: **Bavarian Prealps in southeastern Germany **Salzburg Prealps, part of the Salzkammergut Mountains in Austria **Upper Austrian Prealps ** Lower Austrian Prealps, leading to the Vienna Woods *The Southeastern Prealps, borderline of the Alps to the Pannonian Basin in Austria and Slovenia: **Prealps East of the Mur **Lavanttal Alps **Styrian Prealps **Slovenian Prealps, Pohorje *The Southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thoard
Thoard (; oc, Toard) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department The following is a list of the 198 communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{AlpesHauteProvence-g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champtercier
Champtercier () is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department The following is a list of the 198 communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{AlpesHauteProvence-geo-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiglun, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Aiglun () is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Geography Aiglun is located about 6 km southeast of Digne following Route nationale N85, which runs mostly parallel to the Bléone river which forms the southeastern border of the commune. Highway N85 continues through the southern part of the commune towards the next town of Malijai. The village lies about 3 km north of the N85 along a country road, the ''Avenue Marius Autric'', which loops through the commune to intersect with Highway D17 outside the southwestern border of the commune. No other major roads run through the commune, and access is via country roads and lanes. Much of the commune is forested, with patches of farmland. Hydrography A large number of streams cover all parts of the commune, most of which flow into the Bléone river on the southeastern border, which is itself a tributary of the Durance river. Localities and hamlets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Chaffaut-Saint-Jurson
Le Chaffaut-St-Jurson (; oc, Lo Chafauc e Sant Jurson) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Geography The village is located at an altitude of 584 meters, in the valley of the Bléone. The differents commune adjacent to Le Chauffaut-Saint-Jurson are Aiglun, Digne-les-Bains, Châteauredon, Mézel, Saint-Jeannet, Malijai, Mirabeau, Mallemoisson. Toponymy The locality of Chaffaut appeared for the first time in the textes between 1064 and 1079 (in Kadalfucho ). The term comes from the north-occitan translating cadalfac, naming a house with an outside staircase and a balcony according to Ernest Nègre, from catafalicum, meaning scaffold or siege tower according to Bénédicte and Jean-Jacques Fénié. Saint-Jurson is a deformation of the name of the holy patron saint of the church, saint Georges, apostle of the Velay. Population See also *Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department The following is a list of the 198 comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Châteauredon
Châteauredon (; oc, Castèuredon) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Geography The river Asse forms all of the commune's southeastern border. Population See also *Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department The following is a list of the 198 communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Prove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaudon-Norante
Chaudon-Norante (; oc, Chaudon e Noranta) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Geography The river Asse flows northwest through the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department The following is a list of the 198 communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clumanc
Clumanc () is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Geography The river Asse de Clumanc flows south through the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department The following is a list of the 198 communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence communes articles needing tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tartonne
Tartonne (; oc, Tartona) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. The name of the inhabitants is ''Tartonnais''. Geography Site and climate The village of Tartonne is located bottom of Valley, altitude, greatly influencing the climate; the differences of temperatures on the same day are very important: in 2004, the mean amplitude of temperature was 27 °C. The landscape is marked by , a sedimentary rock of black color which is very soft and crumbly to air, but which is very strong in the subsoil. Hydrography The river Asse de Clumanc has its source in the north of the commune. Environment The commune has of woods and forests, though only 4.5% of its area. Habitat and hamlets Like its neighbour Clumanc, Tartonne does not correspond to a specific agglomeration, which is quite unusual. The habitat is very dispersed, and one can distinguish five groups of hamlets which are very distant from each other (up to 10 km): *Petit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archail
Archail (; oc, Archalh) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-eastern France. With 14 inhabitants (as of 2019), it is the third least populated commune in the department, after Majastres and Saint-Martin-lès-Seyne. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Archailois'' or ''Archailoises''. Geography Archail is located some 8 km north-east of Digne and some 5 km south of Le Brusquet. By road from Digne it is 14 km by a winding mountain road. The village is located in a wooded basin at an altitude of 920m. Access to the commune is by the D22 road which runs east from Marcoux to Draix and which passes through the northern tip of the commune. A local road runs off the D22 in the northern tip of the commune and continues south through the commune to the village. The commune is mountainous and heavily forested but there is a small area of farmland south-west of the village. Geology Much of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcoux, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Marcoux (; oc, Marcòs) is a village and commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of southeastern France. The closest airport to Marcoux is Nice Airport (91 km). Geography The river Bléone flows southwest through the northern part of the commune and forms part of its northeastern and western borders. Population Notable people * Jacques Chastan, French Roman Catholic missionary and martyr in Korea See also *Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department The following is a list of the 198 Communes of France, communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020 ... References Communes of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{AlpesHauteProvence-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
