The arrondissement of Forcalquier 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 97

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. Its population is 95,990 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Forcalquier, and their

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s, are: # Allemagne-en-Provence (04004) # Aubenas-les-Alpes (04012) # Aubignosc (04013) # Authon (04016) # Banon (04018) #

Bayons Bayons ( oc, Baion) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-eastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Bayonnais'' or ''Bayonnaises''. Geography Bayons is lo ...

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Bellaffaire Bellaffaire (; oc, Belafaire) 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- ...

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Bevons Bevons 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 depart ...

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La Brillanne La Brillanne (; oc, La Brilhana) is a commune in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in southeastern France. Population Its inhabitants are referred to as ''Brillannais''. See also *Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence departmen ...

(04034) # Brunet (04035) # Le Caire (04037) # Le Castellet (04041) #

Céreste Céreste (; Occitan: ''Ceirèsta'') is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. It is known for its rich fossil beds in fine layers of "Calcaire de Campagne Calavon" limestone, which are now protected by the ...

(04045) # Châteaufort (04050) #

Châteauneuf-Miravail Châteauneuf-Miravail (; oc, Chastèunòu-Miravalh) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Geography The Jabron and Druigne rivers run through Châteauneuf-Miravail. History An altar to the Roman god M ...

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Châteauneuf-Val-Saint-Donat Châteauneuf-Val-Saint-Donat (; oc, Chastèunòu Vau Sant Donat) 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 lis ...

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Clamensane Clamensane (; oc, Clamençana) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Geography The village is located 700 m above sea level, at the confluence of Sasse and Vermeil rivers.de La Torre, 1989, p.72 Popul ...

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Claret Bordeaux wine ( oc, vin de Bordèu, french: vin de Bordeaux) is produced in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, around the city of Bordeaux, on the Garonne River. To the north of the city the Dordogne River joins the Garonne forming the ...

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Corbières-en-Provence Corbières-en-Provence (, literally ''Corbières in Provence''; oc, Corbièras),Décret n ...

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Cruis Cruis 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 Alpes-de-H ...

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Curbans Curbans () 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 Alpes ...

(04066) # Curel (04067) # Dauphin (04068) # Entrepierres (04075) # Entrevennes (04077) # Esparron-de-Verdon (04081) #

Faucon-du-Caire Faucon-du-Caire (; oc, Faucon dau Caire) 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 ...

(04085) # Fontienne (04087) #

Forcalquier Forcalquier (; oc, Forcauquier, ) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Forcalquier is located between the Lure and Luberon mountain ranges, about south of Sisteron and west of the Durance river. D ...

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Gigors Gigors () 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 dep ...

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Gréoux-les-Bains Gréoux-les-Bains (; Provençal Occitan: ''Greù'') is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Best known for its Château des Templiers, the town is on the right ...

(04094) # L'Hospitalet (04095) # Lardiers (04101) #

Limans Limans 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

Communes of Alpe ...

(04104) # Lurs (04106) # Mane (04111) #

Manosque Manosque (; Provençal Occitan: ''Manòsca'' in classical norm or ''Manosco'' in Mistralian norm) is the largest town and commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. However, it is not the ''préfecture'' (capital ...

(04112) # Melve (04118) #

Mison Mison () is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. At the top of the hill in the village are the remains of a 13th-century castle built by the Mérvouillon family. The building is organised around a central ...

(04123) # Montagnac-Montpezat (04124) # Montfort (04127) #

Montfuron Montfuron () is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Population See also * Luberon * Coteaux de Pierrevert AOC *Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department The following is a list of the 198 C ...

(04128) # Montjustin (04129) # Montlaux (04130) # Montsalier (04132) # La Motte-du-Caire (04134) # Nibles (04137) # Niozelles (04138) # Noyers-sur-Jabron (04139) # Les Omergues (04140) # Ongles (04141) #

Oppedette Oppedette is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Geography The commune is traversed by the river Calavon. Population See also * Luberon *Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department The f ...

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Oraison Oraison (; oc, Aureson) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Geography The river Asse forms all of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Durance, which forms all of its western border. ...

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Peipin Peipin () 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 dep ...

(04145) # Piégut (04150) # Pierrerue (04151) #

Pierrevert Pierrevert (; oc, Peiravèrd) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Population See also * Luberon *Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department *Coteaux de Pierrevert AOC Coteaux de Pierrev ...

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Puimichel Puimichel (; oc, Puegmichèu) 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, c ...

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Puimoisson Puimoisson (; Provençal: ''Puegmeisson'') 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 ...

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Quinson Quinson (; oc, Quinçon) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. History Prehistory In the nearby Gorges du Verdon, there are a number of caves (known as "baumes"), which were occupied intermittently f ...

(04158) # Redortiers (04159) #

Reillanne Reillanne (; oc, Ralhana) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. It is due north of Toulon and west of Nice. History The earliest record of a city on this site is the Roman town of Alaunia in 909. That ...

(04160) # Revest-des-Brousses (04162) #

Revest-du-Bion Revest-du-Bion 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 A ...

(04163) # Revest-Saint-Martin (04164) #

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 ...

(04166) # La Rochegiron (04169) #

Roumoules Roumoules (; oc, Romolas) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Population See also * Roumoules radio transmitter *Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department The following is a list of th ...

(04172) # Sainte-Croix-à-Lauze (04175) # Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues (04178) #

Sainte-Tulle Sainte-Tulle (; oc, Santa Túllia) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Population See also * Luberon * Coteaux de Pierrevert AOC *Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department The following ...

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Saint-Geniez Saint-Geniez (Vivaro-Alpine: ''Sant Giniés'') 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 commu ...

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Saint-Laurent-du-Verdon Saint-Laurent-du-Verdon (, "Saint-Laurent of the Verdon"; oc, Sant Laurenç de Verdon) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is on the right bank of the riv ...

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Saint-Maime Saint-Maime (; oc, Sant Maime) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. It is located in the Luberon national park and is home to the 12th century chapel Chapelle Sainte-Agathe. Geography The village i ...

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Saint-Martin-de-Brômes Saint-Martin-de-Brômes (; Provençal Occitan: ''Sant Martin de Bromes'') is a commune in the southwestern part of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It lies on the small r ...

(04189) # Saint-Martin-les-Eaux (04190) # Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire (04192) #

Saint-Vincent-sur-Jabron Saint-Vincent-sur-Jabron (; oc, Sant Vincenç de Jabron) 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 t ...

(04199) # Salignac (04200) # Saumane (04201) # Sigonce (04206) # Sigoyer (04207) #

Simiane-la-Rotonde Simiane-la-Rotonde (; oc, Sumiana) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Population Geography The commune is traversed by the river Calavon. See also *Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence depart ...

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Sisteron Sisteron (; , oc, label=Mistralian norm, Sisteroun; from oc, label=Old Occitan, Sestaron) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southeastern France. Sisteron is situated on the banks of the rive ...

(04209) # Sourribes (04211) # Thèze (04216) #

Turriers Turriers () is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Since 2016, it has been designated a key village in the UNESCO Geopark of Haute Provence because of its outstanding geological features, its rich biodiv ...

(04222) # Vachères (04227) # Valavoire (04228) # Valbelle (04229) #

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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Valernes Valernes (; oc, Valèrna) 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-H ...

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Vaumeilh Vaumeilh (; oc, Vaumelha) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Geography It is a small Provençal village with narrow, winding streets which backs on to a hi ...

(04233) # Venterol (04234) # Villemus (04241) # Villeneuve (04242) #

Volx Volx (; oc, Vòus) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Population See also * Coteaux de Pierrevert AOC * Luberon The Luberon ( or ; Provençal: ''Lebe ...

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History

The arrondissement of Forcalquier 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 gained 16 communes from the arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains, and it lost six communes to the arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains. 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 Forcalquier were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
INSEE # Banon #

# Manosque-Nord # Manosque-Sud-Est # Manosque-Sud-Ouest # La Motte-du-Caire # Noyers-sur-Jabron # Peyruis #

# Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues #

# Volonne

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