Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
The department of Alpes- de -Haute -Provence [ ˌ alpdəotpʀɔvɑs ] is a French department of order number 04 It is in the southeast of the country in the region Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur.
Geography
The department of Alpes- de -Haute -Provence borders the departments of Alpes- Maritimes, Var, Vaucluse, Drôme, and Hautes -Alpes and to Italy.
Coat of arms
Description: Blue and Silver by three peaks divided in top section; above a golden lily over which hovers a red collar dreistegiger tournament.
History
By 1970, the department was called Basses- Alpes, German run as low or low - Alps Alps.