Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
| Arrondissement | Digne-les-Bains | |
| Canton | Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | |
| Community association | Provence-Alpes agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 6 ′ N , 6 ° 0 ′ E | |
| height | 403-742 m | |
| surface | 18.34 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,139 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 280 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 04160 | |
| INSEE code | 04049 | |
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban is a French municipality with 5139 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains and the Canton of Volonne .
geography
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban is on the right-hand side of the Durance at the confluence with the Bléone . The community consists of the districts of Château-Arnoux and Saint-Auban .
history
The place was founded around 1150. Between 1510 and 1530 the castle (French Château ) Arnoux was built. The community received its current double name on December 13, 1991.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 5785 | 6532 | 6240 | 5576 | 5109 | 4970 | 5148 | 5162 |
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Architectural monuments
See: List of Monuments historiques in Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban
Dating back to the 16th century Renaissance -Schloss with a remarkable spiral staircase , Castle Park and associated farm and the Saint-Jean - Chapel of 1667/68.
Economy and Infrastructure
The place houses a weather station , an airfield and an air sports center .
traffic
The place has a train station on the Ligne du Val de Durance . TER trains on the Marseille - Pertuis - Briançon route run on the 315 km long railway line . The continuous passenger train service to Grenoble was discontinued in the course of regionalization. The line to nearby Digne-les-Bains , where there was a connection to the railways to Nice , was abandoned in 1989.
