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Encyclopedia > Digne

Digne-les-Bains or simply Digne is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département.

  • Population: 17,680
  • Area: 11,707 ha
  • Altitude: 608 m

External links

  • City council website (http://www.mairie-dignelesbains.fr/) (in French)
  • Tourist office website (http://www.ot-dignelesbains.fr/) (in French)

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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Digne (913 words)
Diocese of Digne numbers the following saints: St. Thyrsus of Sisteron and St. Promatius of Forcalquier, both perhaps of the third century; the abbots St. Marius and St. Donatus (fifth, sixth centuries), natives of
Digne, founded the Beguines of Hyères and died in 1274; St.
Digne, and who devote themselves alike to teaching and hospital work.
Digne - LoveToKnow 1911 (244 words)
DIGNE, the chief town of the department of the Basses Alpes, in S.E. France, 14 m.
The neighbourhood of Digne is rich in orchards, which have long made the town famous in France for its preserved fruits and confections.
The history of Digne in the middle ages is bound up with that of its bishops, under whom it prospered greatly.
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