Coordinates: 44°05′36″N 6°14′11″E / 44.0933333333°N 6.23638888889°E
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Commune of Digne-les-Bains |
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Digne-les-Bains
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
| Arrondissement | Digne-les-Bains |
| Intercommunality | Trois Vallées |
| Mayor | Serge Gloaguen (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 524–1,731 m (1,720–5,680 ft) (avg. 608 m/1,990 ft) |
| Land area1 | 117.07 km2 (45.20 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 16,064 (1999) |
| - Density | 137 /km2 (350 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 04070/ 04000 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Digne-les-Bains or simply and historically Digne (Occitan: Dinha in classical norm or Digno in Mistralian norm) is a commune of France, capital of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department.
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Dignes les Bains dates back to the neolithic era and became a frequent commercial stop during the Roman era. Since then, the commune has been noted for being a primary center of the lavender trade.
The Bléone flows southwestward through the middle of the commune and crosses the town; it forms part of the commune's north-eastern and south-western borders.
Digne was evangelized by Saints Domninus and Vincentius who came from Africa in the second half of the 4th century with St. Marcellinus, the Apostle of Embrun, and the town became the centre of a diocese, the Diocese of Digne, whose bishops are seated at Digne Cathedral. The first historically known bishop was Pentadius who attended the Council of Agde in 506.
Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables begins in Digne. The asteroid 10088 Digne was named after the town by its discoverer, Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst.
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   | Tourist office website - Office de Tourisme de Digne les Bains et du Pays Dignois |
| | City council website - Mairie de Digne les Bains ::: Accueil |
| | Map and Information - digne-les-bains auf PORTAL INFO.EU: Hotels in digne-les-bains, Unterkünfte in digne-les-bains, alles, für ihren Urlaub. |
| | Street map of Digne-les-Bains - Map of Digne-les-Bains. Map with satellite views of Digne-les-Bains - Provence on ForumForUs |
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