Alpes-de-Haute Provence

[alp-duh-oht praw-vahns]

noun

1. a department in southeast France. 2,698 sq. mi. (6,990 sq. km). Digne.

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

/ alpdəotprɔvɑ̃s /

noun

1. Former name: Basses-Alpes. a department of SE France in Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region. Capital: Digne. Pop: 144 508 (2003 est). Area: 6988 sq km (2725 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, the region that’s home to Esniol’s farm, is accustomed to warm, arid summers.

From Los Angeles Times

Christophe Béchu, the French minister for environmental transition, said Friday in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region, ahead of meetings with farmers deprived of water, that the drought was unheard-of — at least now.

From New York Times

Now the only survivor is this 150km route from Nice, on the Mediterranean coast, up to the spa town of Digne-les-Bains, the capital of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department.

From The Guardian

"Everything is pulverized. The largest pieces of debris are the size of a small car. No one can access the site from the ground," Gilbert Sauvan, president of the general council, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, told The Associated Press.

From US News

"Everything is pulverised. The largest pieces of debris are the size of a small car. No-one can access the site from the ground," Gilbert Sauvan, president of the general council Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, told the Associated Press.

From BBC