The arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements ...

of France in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (; or , ; commonly shortened to PACA; en, Provence-Alps-French Riviera, italic=yes; also branded as Région Sud) is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, the far southeastern on the mainland. Its pref ...

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. It has had 46

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. Its population is 47,298 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains, and their

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s, are: # Aiglun (04001) # Archail (04009) # Auzet (04017) # Barles (04020) #

Barras Barras may refer to: Places * Barras, Cumbria, England * Barras, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France * Barras, Piauí, Brazil * Duas Barras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Sete Barras, São Paulo, Brazil Other uses * Barras (surname) * Barras (market), ...

(04021) # Beaujeu (04024) # Beynes (04028) #

Bras-d'Asse Bras-d'Asse is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Demonym The inhabitants are named Bras d'assiens Geography The village is at an elevation of 475 meters (155 ...

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Le Brusquet Le Brusquet (; oc, Lo Brusquet) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Geography The Bléone flows southwest through the middle of the commune and forms part of its southwestern border. Population ...

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Le Castellard-Mélan Le Castellard-Mélan (before 2010: ''Le Castellard-Melan'') is a commune situated 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 ...

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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 differen ...

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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 France, communes of the ...

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Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban (; oc, Castèl-Arnós e Sant Auban) is a commune in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in southeastern France. History Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban is on the Route ...

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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-Haut ...

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Digne-les-Bains 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-Cô ...

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Draix Draix (; oc, Drais) 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 France, communes of ...

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Entrages Entrages (; oc, Entratges) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Geography The river Asse forms most of the commune's southern border. Population See also *Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence d ...

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L'Escale L'Escale (; oc, L'Escala) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. It is located on the eastern bank of the Durance opposite Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban. Geography The Bléone forms the commune's sout ...

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Estoublon Estoublon (; oc, Estoblon) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in southeastern France. Geography The river Asse flows southwest through the western part of the commune. Population See also ...

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Ganagobie Ganagobie (; oc, Ganagòbia) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. It is the site of a Benedictine monastery, the Abbey of Our Lady of Ganagobie. History Prehistory and antiquity The commune has ...

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Hautes-Duyes Hautes-Duyes (; oc, Duias Autas) 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 Al ...

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La Javie La Javie (; oc, La Jàvia) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Bléone, which flows west through the southeastern part of the commune. Population ...

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Majastres Majastres () is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative ...

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Malijai Malijai () is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Bléone, which forms part of the commune's western border, then flows west through the northern part ...

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Mallefougasse-Augès Mallefougasse-Augès (; oc, Malafogassa d'Augès) 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 co ...

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Mallemoisson Mallemoisson (; oc, Malameisson) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Geography The Bléone forms the commune's southern border. Population See also *Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence depar ...

(04110) # Marcoux (04113) # Les Mées (04116) #

Mézel Mézel (; oc, Mesèu) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Asse, which forms all of the communes eastern border. Population See also *Commune ...

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Mirabeau Mirabeau may refer to: People and characters * Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798–1859), second President of the Republic of Texas French nobility * Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau (1715–1789), French physiocrat * Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, com ...

(04122) # Montclar (04126) # Moustiers-Sainte-Marie (04135) # Peyruis (04149) #

Prads-Haute-Bléone Prads-Haute-Bléone (; ''Prats Auta Blèuna'' in Vivaro-Alpine) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department and in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. The people of Prads-Haute-Bléone are called Pradins. ...

(04155) # La Robine-sur-Galabre (04167) #

Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon (, literally ''Sainte-Croix of Verdon''; Provençal: ''Santa Crotz de Verdon'') is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Prior to 16 September 2005, the commune was known as Sainte- ...

(04176) # Saint-Jeannet (04181) #

Saint-Julien-d'Asse Saint-Julien-d'Asse (; Provençal: ''Sant Julian d'Assa'') is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Asse, which flows west through the southern part o ...

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Saint-Jurs Saint-Jurs 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 d ...

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Saint-Martin-lès-Seyne Saint-Martin-lès-Seyne (, literally ''Saint-Martin near Seyne''; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Sant Martin de Sèina'') is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. With 13 inhabitants (as of 2019), it is the second least ...

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Selonnet Selonnet (; oc, Selonet) 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-Ha ...

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Seyne Seyne (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Sèina'') is a commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, a department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in south-east France. It is roughly 30 km north of Digne. The village's official name is listed under the ...

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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- ...

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Verdaches Verdaches (; oc, Verdacha) is a Communes of France, commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Departments of France, department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department References

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(04235) # Le Vernet (04237) # Volonne (04244)

History

The arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains was created in 1800.Historique des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
/ref> At the January 2017 reorganization of the arrondissements of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, it lost nine communes to the arrondissement of Castellane and 16 communes to the

arrondissement of Forcalquier The arrondissement of Forcalquier is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. It has 97 Communes of France, ...

, and it gained six communes from the arrondissement of Forcalquier. As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's departments and arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
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Barrême Barrême (; oc, Barrema) is a commune in the southeastern French department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The inhabitants of this commune are known as ''Barrêmois'' or ''Barrêmoises''. Geography Barrême is located at an altitude of 722 m so ...

# Digne-les-Bains-Est # Digne-les-Bains-Ouest #

# Les Mées #

# Moustiers-Sainte-Marie #

Riez Riez (; Provençal: ''Riés'') is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Geography The densely built village sits where two small rivers join—the Auvestre and the Colostre—in a glacially wid ...

Valensole Valensole (; Occitan: ''Valençòla'') is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. Its inhabitants are called Valensolais (masculine) and Valensolaises (feminine). The ...

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