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Castellane
Subprefecture and commune
Castellane and Le Roc from above
Castellane and Le Roc from above
Coat of arms of Castellane
Coat of arms
Castellane is located in France
Castellane
Castellane
Location in France
Castellane is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Castellane
Castellane
Location in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Castellane
Canton Castellane
Intercommunality Alpes Provence Verdon – Sources de Lumière
Area
1
 117.79 km2 (45.48 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)
 1,470
 • Density 12.48/km2 (32.32/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
04039 /04120
Elevation 639–1,761 m (2,096–5,778 ft)
(avg. 724 m or 2,375 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Castellane is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. With about 1,600 people, Castellane is the least-populated sub-prefecture in France.

Images for kids

  • Lac de Chaudanne

    Lac de Chaudanne

  • Mobeye-ÉtéDesVilles-Castellane-366

    Gorge of Castellane

  • Lac de castillon la colle

    Lac de Castillon

  • Castellane - Petra Castellana -2

    Petra Castellana

  • Chasteuil-v

    Village of Chasteuil

  • Robion calade

    Robion

  • CILXII,5437milliaireCastellane

    Roman milestone

  • Château de Rougon 3

    Ruined château in Rougon

  • Castellane - Château d'Éoulx -3

    Château_d'Éoulx

  • Castellane -180

    Pont du Roc

  • Draille

    Draille in Robion

  • Castellane, D4085, clue de Taulanne, du sud

    Clue de Taulanne

  • FR Var Trigance old street

    Street in Trigance

  • Le Commerce...Quand donc... LACMA M.91.82.251

    Political cartoon in Le Charivari, 2 December 1851. The caption says "When are you going to stop playing these games? I am getting tired of paying for them."

  • RN 85, stèle col des Lèques

    Memorial to FTP fighters

  • Castellane -176

    The Roc and the bridge of the Roc

  • Antibes Castellane

    In the city of Castellane

  • France PACA 04 Castellane 06

    Bridge of the Roc

  • Castellane 7 chapelleNDduRoc

    Notre Dame du Roc

  • Castellane 7 chapelleNDduRoc3

    Votive offerings

  • Église Saint-Victor - Castellane

    Saint Victor

  • Castellane - Sacré-Coeur -1

    Sacré-Coeur

  • Castellane - Église paroissiale Saint-Pons d'Éoulx -3

    Saint Pons in Éoulx

  • Castellane, église Saint-Pierre de Taulanne, façade

    Saint Pierre de Taulanne

  • Castellane - Chapelle Saint-Antoine d'Éoulx -1

    Saint Antoine of Éoulx

  • Saint-Thyrse

    Saint Thyrse

  • Castellane 5 PA00080362

    Pentagonal tower

  • Tour de l'Horloge - castellane

    Tour de l'Horloge

  • Castellane Notre Dame du Roc

    Castellane with the Église St Denis on "Le Roc"

  • Intérieur d'une cuisine ancienne en Haute-Provence, Maison Nature et Patrimoine de Castellane

    An old Provençal kitchen, reproduced at a Castellane museum

  • France PACA 04 Castellane 03

    Sacred Heart church

  • Map commune FR insee code 04039

    Map of Castellane and surrounding communities

See also

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