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47-487: Alexandre Arnoux (27 February 1884, Digne-les-Bains - 4 January 1973, Boulogne-Billancourt ) was a French screenwriter and novelist. This biographical article related to film in France is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Digne-les-Bains Digne-les-Bains ( French pronunciation: [diɲ le bɛ̃] ; Occitan : Dinha dei Banhs ), or simply and historically Digne ( Dinha in

94-608: A thrust fault that bears its name. A part of the town is completely enclosed in the Bléone Valley, while the town extends widely, on a gentler relief, downstream. With the annexation of neighbouring towns, especially downstream, the town extends over 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) in length. The communes surrounding Digne-les-Bains are La Robine-sur-Galabre , Le Brusquet , Marcoux , Archail , Tartonne , Clumanc , Chaudon-Norante , Châteauredon , Le Chaffaut-Saint-Jurson , Aiglun , Champtercier and Thoard . Digne-les-Bains features

141-478: A descent from Marseilles, supported by the Marseille club-goers with weapons. He took revenge because he was unable to obtain the post of attorney general trustee, two departmental administrators were removed and a fine of 13,000 livres paid to the Marseille club. In 1792–1793, the section of Digne was controlled by the federalists  [ fr ] . In connection with the section of Marseille, it disseminated

188-525: A lower Jurassic marine environment', the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) included the 'Ammonite Slab of Digne-les-Bains' in its assemblage of 100 'geological heritage sites' around the world in a listing published in October 2022. The organisation defines an IUGS Geological Heritage Site as 'a key place with geological elements and/or processes of international scientific relevance, used as

235-408: A mid-latitude humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification : Cfa ), with mediterranean ( Csa ) and oceanic ( Cfb ) influences. Summers are hot and relatively dry, and winters are mildly cold and relatively wet, with air frosts being regular in the winter months. The commune, which is at the heart of the geology, has its specificities related to the ancient town built upstream of

282-614: A provisional government in Digne. As many municipalities of the Department Digne acquired schools well before the Jules Ferry laws . However, no instruction was given to girls in 1861, only the Falloux Laws (1851) required the opening of a girls school in the communes with more than 800 inhabitants (and that Courbons and Gaubert, small neighbouring rural communes, have a girls school). It

329-575: A reference, and/or with a substantial contribution to the development of geological sciences through history.' In the Eaux-Chaudes Valley, there is one cold and eight hot springs used for hydrotherapy . Some are radioactive , and contain sulfides , chlorobromides , and arsenic . The town is also crossed by the Bléone and the Mardaric rivers. The town is served by Chemins de fer de Provence via

376-428: A school for girls. The commune of Dourbes had two schools for boys (at Dourbes and at Villard), and none for girls. 210 people of Digne died for France during World War I . The hospital took care of the soldiers injured in the fighting, including nearly seventy who died of their injuries, and are buried in the military cemetery of the village square. This square also includes the bodies of two soldiers who died during

423-590: Is a flood disaster prior to the orders: The waters of the Mardaric and Eaux-Chaudes which flooded the town in 1928, and the Bléone in 1973 which partially destroyed the bridge. This destruction was caused by the breakdown of a jam created in the bed of the Bès  [ fr ] , causing a wave of flooding. Similarly, several massive landslides have happened in the history of the commune, for example on 24 December 1916, which caused

470-459: Is a sprawling commune in the plain formed around the Bléone Valley, given that the terrain that surrounds it is very rugged. The old town is built on a hill between the Bléone and the torrent of the hot springs, but the town has gradually extended in the three directions of the valleys, especially downstream. Its geographical location is quite remarkable, given that it lies at the edge of the Prealps , on

517-544: Is also exposed to a risk of technological origin, that of transport of dangerous goods, by rail, road and pipeline. With regard to the railway, the Saint-Auban to Digne railway line  [ fr ] is disused and has no traffic; the line from Nice to Digne  [ fr ] is used by passenger transport. Route nationale 85  [ fr ] and the departmental road  [ fr ] RD 900 (former Route nationale 100  [ fr ] ) can be used for

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564-558: Is the main scientific sponsor of the International Geological Congress (IGC), which takes place every four years. The first congress was in France in 1878 where a few geoscientists gathered to share new finds and .tTm was to create a framework and a platform for geoscientists to meet at regular intervals. The event has been growing bigger with each congress. Brisbane hosted the 34th congress in August 2012 and Cape Town

611-631: The 36th U.S. "Texas" infantry division and the 45th U.S. infantry division , assisted by the forces of the Resistance . International Union of Geological Sciences The IUGS was founded in 1961 to ensure continued collaboration between the International Geological Congresses, which have taken place every four years since 1875. It is a Scientific Union member of the International Science Council (ISC), formerly

658-474: The Catholic League and Sautaire, was taken by Lavalette in 1591. It had 63 feus in 1315, 41 in 1471 and 456 inhabitants in 1765. Les Sieyes , or just Sieyes, for short ( Lascieias , cited in the 13th century) was attached to Digne in 1862. There were 10 feus in 1315, 13 in 1471 and 307 inhabitants in 1765. The two priories, Sainte-Madeleine and Saint-Véran, were part of the chapter of Digne which received

705-648: The International Council for Science (ICSU), which it recognizes as the co-ordinating body for the international organization of science. Currently geologists from 121 countries (and regions) are represented in the IUGS. A broad range of scientific topics are covered by its commission, task groups, joint programmes and affiliated organizations. IUGS promotes and encourages the study of geological problems, especially those of worldwide significance, and supports and facilitates international and inter-disciplinary co-operation in

752-597: The Nice–Digne line , a narrow gauge line which operates daily. It is the Train des Pignes , which allows the railway to serve little inhabited places with many stations. Bus - Since 1992, Digne has the TUD (Urban Transport Digne), which manages the public transport. Initially with six buses, this service increased its vehicle fleet in 1998 with the acquisition of two buses powered by natural gas. Currently, six bus routes are available to

799-615: The Tropaeum Alpium at La Turbie . The town then became a Roman town named Dinia in the 1st century, and became a frequent commercial stop during the Roman era. Following the Romans, it was known as Digna by 780, and was appreciated for its thermal waters. There are a few rural settlements near to the town, such as the Hôtelleries de Gaubert, southeast of the town, where the excavated building

846-616: The classical norm  [ fr ] . The Provençal [ˈdiɲɔ] , is written as Digno in the Mistralian norm . Digne-les-Bains dates back to the Neolithic era. The presence of three rivers, the Bléone , the Mardaric , and the Eaux-Chaudes , made the place ideal for human settlement. Before the Roman conquest, it was the capital of the Bodiontici (or Brodiontii ), whose name is found on

893-623: The classical norm or Digno in the Mistralian norm ), is the prefecture of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France . As of 2018, the commune had a population of 16,333. Its inhabitants are called Dignois (masculine) and Dignoises (feminine). Located on the edge of the Digne Prealps and on both sides of the river Bléone , which flows southwest through

940-558: The cluse which the Bléone has worn into the Nappe de Digne to emerge into the tertiary basin of Valensole. The districts of the town cover the alluvium of the streams which converge upstream of the Cluse. The most eastern suburbs joined a line of limestone hills with flint of the Carixian age, forming russet cliffs oriented to the south-west. The hot springs were captured, since ancient times, to

987-560: The 35th in 2016. Delhi was to host the 36th in March 2020 as a collaborative effort by Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Because of Covid, the congress was postponed twice and developed online in 2021. The 37th was held in August 2024 in Busan . Canada won the bid to host the 38th IGC in Calgary in 2028. To celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of its establishment, in 2022, IUGS published

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1034-679: The Allies in North Africa on 8 November 1942. Thirty-four Jews were arrested in Digne before being deported . With the dissolution of the Armée de Vichy  [ fr ] , Commandant Chaumont of the 20th bataillon de chasseurs alpins  [ fr ] began to structure the local Organisation de résistance de l'armée (ORA). On 16 August 1944, the city was bombed by P-47 Thunderbolts , which took off from field close to Bastia in Corsica. Their goal

1081-738: The Department, accepting the affiliations of many clubs in the Basses-Alpes. It also received the request of affiliation of Carpentras . First called Bourgeois Alcove , it then took the name of Patriotic Club , then on 9 October 1792, Société des amis de la Constitution, de la Liberté, de l’Égalité [Society of friends of the Constitution, of freedom, of equality]. It established a committee of correspondence responsible for relations with other societies affiliated on 14 November 1792. On 10 and 11 January 1793, General Peyron  [ fr ] performed

1128-519: The Second World War. The first resistance fighters were a group organized around Simone Pellissier who distributed the journal Combat , from 1941. On 1 May 1942, she laid a wreath at the war memorial , during a demonstration; she was arrested the next day with six other protesters. Digne was occupied by Italy, then by the German army, following the invasion of the free zone, after the landing of

1175-459: The Union's quarterly journal, entitled Episodes , as well as providing editorial support. Interested parties can download the latest issues of Episodes free of charge. Other activities include: Resourcing Future Generations (RFG), Young Reporters, Deep-Time Digital Earth (DDE). IUGS runs nine international commissions, covering the following topics: The International Union of Geological Sciences

1222-500: The banks of the Bléone and planted plane trees on the boulevard Gassendi. In early March 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte passed through Digne-les-Bains on his way from imprisonment on the island of Elba , gathering support as he moved north. This was early in his Hundred Days which ended with his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo . In 1851, the announcement of the coup d'état of 2 December caused uplift in rural areas, and peasants installed

1269-459: The captain of Archal occupied the surrounding countryside. In 1589, with the advent of Henry IV , the ultra-Catholics in the Catholic League controlled the town, until 1591. The same year, the town fell before the Royal armies of Lesdiguières . The cathedral, guarded by the defenders, was attacked, bombarded with catapults and then stormed. It is also during this period that the inhabitants seized

1316-479: The church is cited as 1180) was attached to Digne in 1862. The Priory of Sainte-Eugénie, ancestor of the parish church, was part of the chapter of Digne. Jews installed here were massacred in 1335. Its fortifications were destroyed by Lesdiguières during the Wars of Religion (1590). It had 80 feus in 1315, 90 in 1471 and 507 inhabitants in 1765. Les Dourbes  [ fr ] ( De Dorbas , cited in 1035)

1363-453: The château of the bishops, on Le Rochas, destroying it to prevent it from falling into the hands of one party or another. The news of the storming of the Bastille was welcomed, this event announced the end of royal arbitrariness and, perhaps, more profound changes in the organization of the France. Immediately after the arrival of the new, a great phenomenon of collective fear seized France,

1410-482: The city of Digne was given the right to appoint cominaux responsible for ensuring the management of the city. The consolidation of the two sites was done administratively in 1385 by institutional trustees, replacing the cominaux, responsible for representing both the city and the village. The institution evolved with administrative rationalisation at the beginning of the 15th century. From 1475, preaching by Franciscans caused several murderous anti-Jewish riots. Like

1457-458: The collapse of part of Courbons, and 2002–2003 at Villard-des-Dourbes. Earthquakes have a long history in Digne. Retaining those macro-seismic events felt higher than level V on the MSK scale (sleepers awake, falling objects), we obtain the following list (the specified intensities are those felt in the town, the intensity may be stronger at epicentre): Courbons ( Corbo , cited in the 13th century but

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1504-549: The day, and Moustiers and Castellane . The city was established as the capital of the Basses-Alpes district  [ fr ] from March 1790, to the creation of the departments. The patriotic society  [ fr ] of Digne was founded in September 1790 (the second Department by seniority); it was affiliated with the Jacobins in June 1791, and became a relay of the club in

1551-689: The earth sciences. The Union's Secretariat is currently located at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences in Beijing, China. IUGS is a joint partner with UNESCO for the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) and also participates in the Global Geoparks Network (GGN). The Geological Society of London oversees the production and distribution of IUGS Publications. The Geological Society of India produces and distributes

1598-557: The fear of an aristocratic conspiracy wishing to recover their privileges. Rumors of troops in arms, devastating everything in their path, propagated at high speed, causing shots of weapons, the organization of militias and anti-aristocratic violence. This great fear, arrived in Seyne on 31 July and belonging to the current "fear of the Mâconnais", reached Digne and its region on 31 July 1789 the day before spreading to Riez , where it arrived during

1645-638: The ideas of the Girondists , until their proscription on 31 May 1793 and the crushing of the federalist insurrection in July, which resulted in a sentence to death in Digne. On 5 frimaire year III , the Représentant en mission Gauthier  [ fr ] purified the society. Digne welcomed the prefecture under the Consulate. The prefect Lameth (1802–1805), created a shaded promenade between Pré de Foire and

1692-432: The middle of the commune and crosses the town; it forms part of the commune's northeastern and southwestern borders. Digne-les-Bains is the capital of the Department of Alpes de Haute-Provence . Placed in the geographical centre of the Department, the commune is home to 17,400 inhabitants, making it one of the smaller prefectures of France by its population. The town centre is at 608 metres (1,995 ft) altitude. Digne

1739-461: The name is derived from a Roman proper noun, Din(n)ius. The current name of Digne-les-Bains was formalised on 25 June 1988, following the decree of 21 June 1988 published on 24 June of the same year in the Official Journal . Previously, the commune was simply called Digne, still a frequent appellation in the current language. The Vivaro-Alpine Occitan [ˈdiɲɔ] , is written as Dinha in

1786-452: The people of Digne. None of the 200 communes of the Department is in the zero seismic risk zone. Digne townships are located in zone 1b (low seismicity) of the 1991 deterministic classification, based on the historic earthquakes , and in zone 4 (medium risk) according to the EC8 probabilistic classification 2011. The town of Digne is also exposed to three other natural risks: The town of Digne

1833-575: The point where these carixian limestones are cut by the hack of the southernmost valley, descending from Entrages. Their healing powers are linked to their ascent along the gypsiferous Triassic levels of the sole thrust of the Nappe de Digne . The most visible mountain of the commune is Le Cousson at 1,516 metres (4,974 ft); the Bigué rises to 1,653 metres (5,423 ft). Many reliefs lie around Digne and are objectives for hikers. In respect of its 'world famous and outstanding accumulation of fossils from

1880-509: The rest of France, Digne was taken in the Wars of Religion . In 1562, the Huguenots broke into the cathedral, shredded the tables and smashed statues, removed relics and ornaments and burnt them with the choir on the forecourt. The town was attacked by Protestants in 1574. In 1575, it was the Church of Saint-Jérôme which was sacked. In the following years, the city remained under pressure. In 1579,

1927-610: The road transport of dangerous goods. Finally, the pipeline to supply natural gas is an additional risk factor to Digne. The foreseeable natural risk prevention plan  [ fr ] (PPR) of the town was approved in 2008 for the risks of flooding, movement of land and earthquakes and the DICRIM  [ fr ] has existed since 2009. The commune has been the subject of several orders of natural disaster: in 1984 for an earthquake, and many times for floods, landslides and mudslides, and landslides due to drought. Also included

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1974-521: The supervision of the provost of the chapter while the city or castrum was of the bishop. The arrival of the Angevins at the head of the County of Provence in 1246 accelerated the recovery process of the comital rights usurped during the previous period by lay or ecclesiastical lords. The return of the comtal power in the city led to a change in the relationship between local authorities and community: In 1260,

2021-463: The tithes. During the Revolution , these four municipalities each had a patriotic society  [ fr ] , all created after the end of 1792. The toponym Dinia is known from the 1st century AD ( Ptolemy , Pliny the elder ). Various hypotheses have been advanced. According to Papon, the name is formed by the hydronym Din (Gaulish water), with the suffix -ia . According to other scholars,

2068-434: Was attached to Digne in 1974, as an associated commune. The village is located on a barrier and a Motte-and-bailey castle was built in the 11th century. It had 48 feus in 1315, 12 in 1471 and 249 inhabitants in 1765, 296 inhabitants in 1851, 62 in 1982. Gaubert ( Galbertum , cited in 1180) was attached to Digne in 1862. The parish church was part of the chapter of Digne, who collected the tithe. The square, defended by

2115-563: Was occupied from the beginning of the 1st century to the end of the 4th century. In this area, at the foot of Le Cousson, the soil has been cultivated continuously, from antiquity right up to the recent reforestation. Two separate districts were formed: The town and the city. The town, an ancient site, was surrounded with the castrum of the episcopal chateau built on the Rock. The two neighbourhoods functioned as two independent entities from each other and from their inception. The town remained under

2162-539: Was only in the 1860s that the town of Digne chose to open a school for girls (plus the Gaubert and Courbons schools for girls). It was with the Ferry laws that all girls of Digne and the attached villages were regularly educated. In 1862, Digne absorbed the neighbouring areas of Courbons, Gaubert and Les Sieyes. These connected communes also had their schools, each a school for boys, with Courbons and Gaubert furthermore possessing

2209-419: Was the great bridge of Digne, crossing the Bléone, but only a single bomb reached the bridge, impeding the passage of vehicles for only a few hours. Several buildings were damaged. The bombing killed twenty-four civilians and two Germans (25 in total according to Jean Garcin). The city was liberated on 19 August 1944 by Taskforce Butler , a motorized detachment of armoured elements, infantry and artillery from

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