With an area of 6,925 km², the département
of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is located in the région
of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
The préfecture is
Digne-les-Bains and the sous-préfectures are Barcelonnette, Castellane and Forcalquier.
Neighbouring departments are Hautes-Alpes,
Alpes-Maritimes, Drôme,
Var and Vaucluse.
The department is named after the Alps mountains and the
traditional province of Provence.
Formerly named Basses-Alpes (Lower-Alpes), the department was renamed
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (Alps of Upper Provence) because 'lower' was considered
derogatory, by the local inhabitants.
Tourism in Alpes de
Haute-Provence:
Maison des Alpes de Haute-Provence - 04005 Digne-Les-Bains.
Annot Tourist Office:
Bd St-Pierre - 04240 Anot.
Banon Tourist Office:
Place Charles Vial - 04150 Banon.
Barcelonnette Tourist Office:
Place Frédéric Mistral - 04400 Barcelonnette.
Castellane Tourist
Office:
Rue Nationale - 04120 Castellane.
Castellane is located at the entrance of the Gorges du Verdon, on the 'Route Napoléon'.
Cereste Tourist Office:
Place de la République, 04280 Cereste.
Chabanon
Selonnet Tourist Office:
Station de Chabanon - 04140 Selonnet.
Colmar-les-Alpes Tourist
Office:
Ancienne Auberge Fleurie - 04370 Colmar-les-Alpes.
Dauphin
Tourist Office:
Salle du Château - 04300 Dauphin.
Digne-les-Bains
Tourist Office:
Rond Point du 11 Novembre - 04001 Digne-les-Bains.
Entrevaux Tourist
Office:
Place Charles Panier - 04320 Entrevaux.
Esparron-de-Verdon
Tourist Office:
Le Hameau du Port - 04800 Esparron-de-Verdon.
Forcalquier Tourist
Office:
13, place du Bourguet - 04301 Forcalquier.
Greoux-les-Bains
Tourist Office:
5 Avenue des Marronniers - 04800 Greoux-les-Bains.
Jausiers Tourist Office:
Rue Principale - 04850 Jausiers.
La Palud sur
Verdon Tourist Office:
Le Château - 04120 La Palud sur Verdon.
Le Sauze Tourist Office:
Immeuble Le Perce Neige - 04400 Le Sauze.
Les Hautes Terres de
Provence Tourist Information:
La Roche - 04250 Le Caire.
Representing 20 villages in the cantons of La Motte du Caire and Turriers: Bayons,
Bellafaire, Le Caire, Chateaufort, Clamensane, Claret, Curbans, Faucon du Caire , Gigors,
Melve, La Motte du Caire, Nibles, Piègut, Sigoyer, Thèze, Turriers, Valavoire, Valernes,
Vaumeilh and Venterol.
Les Mées Tourist Office:
Bd de la République - 04190 Les Mées.
Lurs
Tourist Information:
Place de la Fontaine - 04700 Lurs.
Manosque Tourist Office:
Place du Docteur Joubert - 04100 Manosque.
Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
Tourist Office:
Place de l'église - 04360 Moustiers Ste Marie.
Oraison Tourist Office:
Place du kiosque - 04700 Oraison.
Pays de Serre-Ponçon Tourist
Information:
Covers eight villages between the departments of Alpes de Haute-Provence and Hautes Alpes.
Pra Loup
Tourist Office:
Maison de Pra Loup - 04400 Pra Loup.
Quinson Tourist Office:
Place de la Mairie - 04500 Quinson.
Reillanne
Tourist Office:
Cours Thierry D'Argenlieu - 04110 Reilanne.
Riez Tourist Office:
4 allée Louis Gardiol - 04500 Riez.
Saint André
les Alpes Tourist Office:
Place Marcel Pastorelli - 04170 Saint André les Alpes.
Saint-Jean-Montclar Tourist
Office:
Bâtiment Communal - 04140 Montclar.
Sainte Anne Tourist Information:
Ski resort in the Ubaye located at 1,800 metres with skiing down from 2,400 metres.
Sainte-Croix
du Verdon Tourist Office:
Mairie - 04500 Sainte-Croix du Verdon.
Sisteron Tourist
Office:
1, place de la République - 04202 Sisteron.
Ubaye Valley:
From Lac de Serre Ponçon to the Italian border the river Ubaye connects some fourteen
communes, each with their own particular charm: Pontis,
Le Lauzet Ubaye and Méolans Revel (Gateway to the Ubaye); Les Thuiles, St Pons, Barcelonnette, Faucon, Jausiers,
Enchastrayes and Uvernet Fours (Heart of the Ubaye); La Condamine, Meyronnes, Larche
and St Paul (Upper Ubaye).
Val d'Allos Tourist Office:
5, maison de la Foux 04260 La Foux d'Allos.
Val
de Durance Tourist Office:
Ferme de Font-Robert - 04160 Château-Arnoux.
Seven communes: Château-Arnoux / St
Auban, L'Escale, Malijai,
Mallefougasse, Peipin,
Peyruis
and Volonne.
Valensole Tourist
Office:
Place Frédéric Mistral - 04210 Valensole.
Vallée de la Blanche
Tourist Information:
Office de Tourisme - 04140 Seyne les
Alpes.
Covering eight villages and four ski stations; 'a small corner of Switzerland mislaid
under the sun of Provence'.
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