Castellane
Castellane
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Castellane Town Hall | |
Location of Castellane | |
| Coordinates: 43°50′51″N 6°30′50″E / 43.8475°N 6.5139°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
| Arrondissement | Castellane |
| Canton | Castellane |
| Intercommunality | Alpes Provence Verdon – Sources de Lumière |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Liperini |
Area 1 | 117.79 km2 (45.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 1,454 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 04039 /04120 |
| Elevation | 639–1,761 m (2,096–5,778 ft) (avg. 724 m or 2,375 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Castellane (French pronunciation: [kastɛlan]; Provençal Occitan: Castelana) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. With a population of 1,470 (2019), it has the distinction of being France's least populated subprefecture, ahead of Largentière in Ardèche.
Its inhabitants are referred to as Castellanais (masculine) and Castellanaises (feminine).