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Alpes-de-Haute-Provence ((:alp.də.ot.pʁɔ.vɑ̃s); Occitan: ''Aups d'Auta Provença'') is a French department in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province of Provence. Its inhabitants are called the ''Bas-Alpins'' or ''Bas-Alpines'' referring to the department of ''Basses-Alpes'' which was the former name of the department until 13 April 1970. ==Geography== Bounded in the east by Italy, the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department is surrounded by the departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Var, Vaucluse, Drôme, and Hautes-Alpes. It can be divided into three zones depending on the terrain, climate, population, and economy: *the plateaux, hills and valleys of ''Haute-Provence'', which comprise one-third of the area but two thirds of the population and the most important cities of the department with almost all of the economic activity apart from mountain tourism. The valley of the Durance, the artery of the department, cuts the rest of the department into two halves: * *the ''Lower Alps'': an intermediate mountain area with valleys and very remote villages * *the ''High Alps'': including the valleys of Ubaye, Blanche, and the high Verdon (upstream of Colmars-les-Alpes) where the economy is built around mountain tourism (skiing). In the Haute-Ubaye, the mountain peaks exceed 3000 m above sea level and all the passes are close to or above 2000 m in altitude. In this part of the department is one of the highest roads in Europe: the main road D64 reaches an altitude of 2802 m near the Col de la Bonette (2715 m) and connects the region of Barcelonnette to the Tinée and Vésubie valleys. The relief of the land compartmentalises the region: the enclosed valleys are difficult to access so dividing the country into as many local areas which communicate very little with the outside. In 1877, 55 communes only had access to trails or mule paths.〔Raymond Collier, ''Haute-Provence monumental and artistic, Digne, Imprimerie Louis Jean, 1986, 559 p., p 420 〕 The seismic hazard is moderate (zone 3) to medium (zone 4) with different faults such as the Durance located in the department.〔(Decree on seismic risk in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence ), 2010 〕 The main cities are Manosque, Digne-les-Bains, Sisteron, Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban, Oraison, Forcalquier, Les Mées, Pierrevert, Villeneuve, Sainte-Tulle, Gréoux-les-Bains, Barcelonnette, and Castellane. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alpes-de-Haute-Provence」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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