Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
French department
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Summary
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a department of France[1]. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence draws 3,968 Wikipedia views per month (department of france category, ranking #34 of 147).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[3]
- Country: France[4]
- Head of government: René Massette[5]
- Capital: Digne-les-Bains[6]
- Shares border with: Hautes-Alpes[7], Drôme[8], Vaucluse[9], Var[10], Alpes-Maritimes[11], Piedmont[12], Province of Cuneo[13]
- Named after: Alps[14], Provence[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Barcelonnette[16], arrondissement of Castellane[17], arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains[18], arrondissement of Forcalquier[19], Forcalquier[20], Annot[21], Castellane[22], Barcelonnette[23], Jausiers[24], Moustiers-Sainte-Marie[25], Salignac[26], Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban[27], Draix[28], Aubignosc[29]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Alpes-de-Haute-Provence include 7755 Haute-Provence[30], an asteroid[31].
Why It Matters
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]
Entities named for Alpes-de-Haute-Provence include 7755 Haute-Provence[30], an asteroid[31].