Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban (; oc, Castèl-Arnós e Sant Auban) is a

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

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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 ...

in southeastern

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History

Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban is on the

Route Napoléon The Route Napoléon is the route taken by Napoléon in 1815 on his return from Elba. It is now concurrent with sections of routes N85, D1085, D4085, and D6085. The route begins at Golfe-Juan, where Napoleon disembarked 1 March 1815, beginning ...

, the route taken by

Napoléon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

in 1815 on his return from

Elba Elba ( it, isola d'Elba, ; la, Ilva) is a Mediterranean island in Tuscany, Italy, from the coastal town of Piombino on the Italian mainland, and the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago. It is also part of the Arcipelago Toscano Nationa ...

Geography

Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban is on the river Durance.

Population

Its inhabitants are referred to as ''Jarlandins''.

Sights

Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban has one of the French pacifist monuments to the dead, which reads: "war is a crime". The airfield is "Le Centre National de Vol à Voile", the French national centre for the sport of gliding.

Education

A campus of the

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is located in the commune.Vie des campus

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