Authon, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
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The village in the Vanson valley
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
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| Coordinates: 44°14′21″N 6°07′38″E / 44.2392°N 6.1272°ECoordinates: 44°14′21″N 6°07′38″E / 44.2392°N 6.1272°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
| Arrondissement | Forcalquier | |
| Canton | Sisteron | |
| Intercommunality | Sisteron | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2020) | Alain Rahon | |
| Area1 | 40.16 km2 (15.51 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010)2 | 45 | |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (2.9/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 04016 /04200 | |
| Elevation | 881–2,114 m (2,890–6,936 ft) (avg. 1,137 m or 3,730 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Authon is a French commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-eastern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Authoniers or Authonières.
Authon is located in the northern part of the Digne foothills, some 15 km north-east of Sisteron and 22 km north by north-west of Digne-les-Bains.
The commune is located on the eastern boundary of the Baronnies Orientales on Provençal limestone formations of the Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous periods (sedimentary rocks from a former Alpine Ocean) between three main geological formations of the Alps:
The village is located at an altitude of 1,137 metres above sea level in the Massif des Monges. The altitude varies from 881 metres (in the downstream gorges of the Vanson and the narrow valley in the west of the commune) to 2,114 metres at the top of Coste Belle along the Conaples ridge in the east. Mount Jouere is located in the north with the ridge of Clot des Martres being the northern boundary of the commune. The Planchettes ravine lies between this mountain and the Lieuron - the mountain overlooking the village.
In the south, the Col de Font-Belle, towards Le Castellard-Melan, lies between the Melan mountain and the escarpment of Géruen. Beyond this to the east are the Ravine des Barres and then the Col Saint-Antoine.
The commune consists of mountainous topography belonging to the Massif des Monges. The mountains and their ridges alternate with ravines and mountain passes.
Several rivers flow through the commune. Authon is traversed by the river Vanson (or Vançon) which rises at Feissal, in the north of the commune at 1900 m altitude. Several streams flow into the Vanson: the Riou d'Authon, the Ravin de la Bastié, and the Verdachon. There are also an enclosed spring north-west of the village.
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