Arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains
arrondissement of France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
arrondissement of France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains is an arrondissement of France, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Digne-les-Bains.
Digne-les-Bains | |
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![]() Location within the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
No. of communes | 46 |
Prefecture | Digne-les-Bains |
Area | 1,574.0 km2 (607.7 sq mi) |
Population | 47,463 |
INSEE code | 043 |
When the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains was part of that original department.[2]
The arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains is in the central part of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department. It is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Barcelonnette, to the east by the arrondissement of Castellane, to the south by the Var department and to the west by the arrondissement of Forcalquier.
The arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains is the largest arrondissement of the department in area, 2,465.5 km2 (951.9 sq mi), but the second in population (55,758 inhabitants), after the arrondissement of Forcalquier.
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[3] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.
In the arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains, there are 6 cantons and 4 of them with all their communes in the arrondissement:
The arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains has 46 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː[4]
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
INSEE code | Commune | Population[5] (2014) | Canton | Intercommunality |
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04070 | Digne-les-Bains | 16,304 | Digne-les-Bains-1 and Digne-les-Bains-2 | Provence-Alpes Agglomération |
04049 | Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | 5,210 | Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | Provence-Alpes Agglomération |
04116 | Les Mées | 3,629 | Oraison | Provence-Alpes Agglomération |
04149 | Peyruis | 2,829 | Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | Provence-Alpes Agglomération |
04108 | Malijai | 1,990 | Digne-les-Bains-2 | Provence-Alpes Agglomération |
04205 | Seyne | 1,365 | Seyne | Provence-Alpes Agglomération |
04001 | Aiglun | 1,356 | Digne-les-Bains-2 | Provence-Alpes Agglomération |
04110 | Mallemoisson | 1,029 | Digne-les-Bains-2 | Provence-Alpes Agglomération |
04036 | Le Brusquet | 965 | Seyne | Provence-Alpes Agglomération |
04047 | Champtercier | 766 | Digne-les-Bains-2 | Provence-Alpes Agglomération |
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