Arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains
Arrondissement of France
Digne-les-Bains in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Communes	46
Prefecture	Digne-les-Bains
INSEE code	043
Area
• Total	2,465.5 km2 (951.9 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	55,758
• Density	22.6153/km2 (58.5733/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains is like a special district or area in France. It is part of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, which is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The main city, or capital, of this district is Digne-les-Bains. This city is also the prefecture, meaning it's where the main government offices for the whole department are located.

History of Digne-les-Bains Arrondissement

The Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department was created a long time ago, in 1800. The Digne-les-Bains arrondissement was one of the first parts of this new department.

Geography of Digne-les-Bains Arrondissement

The Digne-les-Bains arrondissement is located in the middle of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department. It shares borders with other areas:

• To the north, it borders the Barcelonnette arrondissement.
• To the east, it borders the Castellane arrondissement.
• To the south, it borders the Var department.
• To the west, it borders the Forcalquier arrondissement.

This arrondissement is the biggest in the department by land size. It covers about 2,465.5 square kilometers (951.9 square miles). However, it is the second largest in terms of how many people live there. In 2014, about 55,758 people lived in Digne-les-Bains. The Forcalquier arrondissement has more people.

Parts of Digne-les-Bains Arrondissement

An arrondissement is made up of smaller parts called cantons and communes. Think of them like smaller towns and their surrounding areas.

Cantons

After some changes in France, cantons are no longer just inside one arrondissement. This means a canton might include small towns (communes) that belong to different arrondissements.

In the Digne-les-Bains arrondissement, there are 6 cantons. Four of these cantons have all their communes completely inside this arrondissement:

• Digne-les-Bains-1
• Digne-les-Bains-2
• Oraison (partly in this arrondissement)
• Riez
• Seyne (partly in this arrondissement)
• Valensole

Communes

The Digne-les-Bains arrondissement has 46 communes. A commune is the smallest type of local government area in France, like a town or a village.

Here are some of the communes with the most people living in them (based on 2014 numbers):

See also

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

In Spanish: Distrito de Digne-les-Bains para niños