Prads-Haute-Bléone
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A general view of the village of Prads-Haute-Bléone
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Prads-Haute-Bléone
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| Coordinates: 44°13′15″N 6°26′38″E / 44.2208°N 6.4439°ECoordinates: 44°13′15″N 6°26′38″E / 44.2208°N 6.4439°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
| Arrondissement | Digne-les-Bains | |
| Canton | La Javie | |
| Intercommunality | Haute Bléone | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Bartolini | |
| Area1 | 165.64 km2 (63.95 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 172 | |
| • Density | 1.0/km2 (2.7/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 04155 / 04390 | |
| Elevation | 831–2,961 m (2,726–9,715 ft) (avg. 1,036 m or 3,399 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.
Prads-Haute-Bléone (Prats Auta Blèuna in Vivaro-Alpine) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department and in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
The people of Prads-Haute-Bléone are called Pradins.
The neighboring communes of Prads-Haute-Bléone are Méolans-Revel, Allos, Villars-Colmars, Thorame-Basse, Draix, La Javie, Beaujeu and Verdaches.
The village lies on the right bank of the Bléone, which has its source in the northeastern part of the commune and flows southwest through the middle of the commune.
The municipality of Prads-Haute-Bléone extends over 16,500 hectares (41,000 acres), it is composed of nine hamlets ranging in elevation from 800 to 1 450 metres. The main settlement of Prads is at 1,048 metres (3,438 ft), and the highest peak is the Tête de l'Estrop at 2,961 metres (9,715 ft) in the Massif des Trois-Évêchés at the border with Méolans-Revel. This is also the highest summit of the Provence Alps and Prealps.
It is common with the type of high valleys of the Southern Alps, enjoying a climate which is very sunny, cold, dry, and with a snow line at approximately 1,800 metres (5,900 ft).
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