Arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains

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
Arrondissement
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  (Jan. 2019)[1]	47,463
INSEE code	043

History

When the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains was part of that original department.^[2]

Geography

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.

Composition

Cantons

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:

1. Digne-les-Bains-1 (0404)
2. Digne-les-Bains-2 (0405)
3. Oraison (0410) (partly)
4. Riez (0412)
5. Seyne (0413) (partly)
6. Valensole (0415)

Communes

The arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains has 46 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː^[4]

1. Aiglun (04001)
2. Archail (04009)
3. Auzet (04017)
4. Barles (04020)
5. Barras (04021)
6. Beaujeu (04024)
7. Beynes (04028)
8. Bras-d'Asse (04031)
9. Le Brusquet (04036)
10. Le Castellard-Mélan (04040)
11. Le Chaffaut-Saint-Jurson (04046)
12. Champtercier (04047)
13. Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban (04049)
14. Châteauredon (04054)
15. Digne-les-Bains (04070)
16. Draix (04072)
17. Entrages (04074)
18. L’Escale (04079)
19. Estoublon (04084)
20. Ganagobie (04091)
21. La Javie (04097)
22. Majastres (04107)
23. Malijai (04108)
24. Mallefougasse-Augès (04109)
25. Mallemoisson (04110)
26. Marcoux (04113)
27. Les Mées (04116)
28. Mézel (04121)
29. Mirabeau (04122)
30. Montclar (04126)
31. Moustiers-Sainte-Marie (04135)
32. Peyruis (04149)
33. Prads-Haute-Bléone (04155)
34. La Robine-sur-Galabre (04167)
35. Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon (04176)
36. Hautes-Duyes (04177)
37. Saint-Jeannet (04181)
38. Saint-Julien-d'Asse (04182)
39. Saint-Jurs (04184)
40. Saint-Martin-lès-Seyne (04191)
41. Selonnet (04203)
42. Seyne (04205)
43. Thoard (04217)
44. Verdaches (04235)
45. Le Vernet (04237)
46. Volonne (04244)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE code	Commune	Population[5] (2014)	Canton	Intercommunality
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

Related pages

• Arrondissements of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department
• List of arrondissements of France

References

1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
2. "Historique des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 19 September 2016.
3. "Décret n° 2014-226 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
4. "Arrondissement de Digne-les-Bains (043)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
5. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

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