Aiglun, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
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| Coordinates: 44°03′16″N 6°08′28″E / 44.0544°N 6.1411°ECoordinates: 44°03′16″N 6°08′28″E / 44.0544°N 6.1411°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
| Arrondissement | Digne-les-Bains | |
| Canton | Digne-les-Bains-2 | |
| Intercommunality | Provence-Alpes Agglomération | |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Daniel Jugy | |
| Area1 | 14.89 km2 (5.75 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)2 | 1,356 | |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 04001 / 04510 | |
| Elevation | 507–900 m (1,663–2,953 ft) (avg. 700 m or 2,300 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.
Aiglun is a French commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Aiglun is located about 6 km southeast of Digne following Route nationale N85, which runs mostly parallel to the Bléone river which forms the southeastern border of the commune. Highway N85 continues through the southern part of the commune towards the next town of Malijai. The village lies about 3 km north of the N85 along a country road, the Avenue Marius Autric, which loops through the commune to intersect with Highway D17 outside the southwestern border of the commune. No other major roads run through the commune, and access is via country roads and lanes. Much of the commune is forested, with patches of farmland.
A large number of streams cover all parts of the commune, most of which flow into the Bléone river on the southeastern border, which is itself a tributary of the Durance river.
In addition to the village, the town has three other hamlets:
All of the 200 communes of the department are in some seismic risk. The canton of Digne-les-Bains-West, to which Aiglun belongs, is zoned 1b (low risk) according to the classification of 1991, based on historical earthquakes, and in Zone 4 (medium risk) according to the probability classification EC8 of 2011. The commune of Aiglun is exposed to three other natural hazards:
Aiglun is also exposed to a risk of technological origin: the transport of hazardous materials by rail, road and pipeline. As regards the railway, the St. Auban to Digne line is closed and so there is no traffic. The National Highway 85 can be used for the road transport of dangerous goods. Finally, the pipeline for feeding natural gas to Digne passes through the commune and is thus an additional risk factor.
The prevention plan for foreseeable natural risks (PPR) of the commune was approved in 2006 for flood risk, landslide and earthquake and the Dossier of communal information on major risks (DICRIM) has existed since 2011.
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