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Prefecture
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History
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is in the southern part of France. It was formerly named Basses-Alpes.
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence ) was formerly part of the province of Provence. Nord-de-Provence was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was renamed Haute-Provence and Basses-Alpes.On 13 April 1970 the department of Basses-Alpes was renamed Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Historic Province
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
There are 4 Arrondissements (Districts) with the following cantons in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence:
- Barcelonnette: Barcelonnette, Le Lauzet-Ubaue
- Castellane: Allos-Colmars, Annot, Castellane, Entrevaux, Saint-André-les-Alpes
- Digne-les-Bains: Barrême, Digne-les-Bains-Est, Digne-les-Bains-Ouest, La Javie, Les Mées, Mézel, Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, Riez, Seyne, Valensole
- Forcalquiere: Banon, Forcalquier, Manosque-Sud-Est, Manosque-Sud-Ouest, La Motte-du-Caire, Noyers-sur-Jabron, Peyruis, Reillanne, Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues, Sisteron, Turriers, Volonne
There are 320 Communes in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, most are relatively small, usually rural communities.
Populated Places
Neighboring Departments
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
Church
Civil Registration
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Societies and Libraries
The Archive of The Department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence has put the following records online:
- Church Records
- Civil Registers
- 10 Year Indexes
- Yearly Indexes
- Census Records
- Cadastral Maps
- Post Cards
Permanences et Secrétariat
Maison des Associations
29, boulevard de Temps-Perdu
04100 Manosque
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- Archives Départementales
- Alpes-de-Haute-Province France Genweb
- Gazetteer for Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
- Tout en Un This is a very useful site, listing the notaries of this department, marriages during the time of Napoleon, soldiers fighting with La Fayette and many more things.
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