Reillanne (; oc, Ralhana) is a

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in the

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence or sometimes abbreviated as AHP (; oc, Aups d'Auta Provença; ) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France, bordering Alpes-Maritimes and Italy to the east, Var to the south, Vaucluse to the west ...

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in southeastern

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. It is due north of

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and west of

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History

The earliest record of a city on this site is the

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of Alaunia in 909. That city was at the bottom of the hill, but was destroyed by invading barbarians in the 10th century. The residents moved the city to the top of the hill and built a castle for defense. The castle was destroyed during the

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but the city itself survived.

Population

Twin towns

Reillanne is twinned with: *

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, Italy (1996)

References

External links

Tourism office
Communes of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{AlpesHauteProvence-geo-stub

History

Population

Twin towns

See also

References

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