Digne-les-Bains Facts for Kids

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Digne-les-Bains

A general view of Digne-les-Bains in 2014

Coat of arms

Digne-les-Bains

Location in France

Digne-les-Bains

Location in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Country

Digne-les-Bains-1 and 2

Asse Bleone Verdon

Area

117.07 km² (45.20 sq mi)

Population

(2008)

17,268

• Density

147.501/km² (382.027/sq mi)

• Summer (DST)

INSEE/Postal code

04070 /04000

Elevation

524–1,731 m (1,719–5,679 ft)
(avg. 608 m or 1,995 ft)

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Digne-les-Bains is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the south-east of France. It is also the capital of the department.

Twin towns

Digne is twinned with:

Digne-les-Bains and neighboring municipalities
The Train des Pignes
Detail of the Dalle à ammonites
Museum of the Haute-Provence Geological Reserve in Digne
Statue of Pierre Gassendi in the square of the Cathedral of St. Jerome of Digne
Plaque in honor of Bishop Bienvenu de Miollis
General view of the city from west to east
The old centre from east to west
An aerial view of the centre from west to east
An aerial view of the centre from the east, towards the direction of the Durance river
Slab ammonites
Marl of the Adret [fr] of Escure
Provençal pottery
Arts and crafts
Old agricultural machinery exhibition
A stand selling olives
Hydrotherapy in Digne-les-Bains
Spa buildings
The façade of Notre-Dame-du-Bourg
The façade of the cathedral of Saint-Jérome
A float of lavender at the Corso in Digne
Miss Corso at the Corso of Lavender in Digne
A Corso float before the statue of Gassendi in Digne
A mountain biking track along the crest of a hill
A mountain biker negotiates a tricky turn