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Barcelonnette Destination Guide

Discover Barcelonnette in France

Barcelonnette in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur with its 3,487 habitants is a town located in France - some 370 mi or ( 596 km ) South-East of Paris , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Barcelonnette

Local time in Barcelonnette is now 12:11 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Uvernet-Fours, Toulon, Saint-Sauveur, Saint-Pons, and Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye. When in this area, you might want to check out Uvernet-Fours . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Barcelonnette ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Praloup ... ma station de ski - Alpes du Sud

4:11 min by UbayeTV
Views: 30547 Rating: 5.00

Pra Loup compte parmi les plus beaux domaines skiables avec 180 km de pistes reliées au Val d'Allos et 50 remontées mécaniques. Pra Loup 1500, sous le charme des chalets nichés dans leur écrin de blan ..

Ubaye ... Le Film

8:38 min by UbayeTV
Views: 29851 Rating: 5.00

Bienvenue en Ubaye ... partez à la découverte d'une vallée préservée ... un joyaux des Alpes du Sud ... www.ubaye.com ..


Vallée de l'Ubaye

8:38 min by theblondchinese
Views: 10529 Rating: 5.00

La Vallée de l'Ubaye, au coeur des alpes du Sud, entre Provence et Mercantour. ..

Mountain airfield (landing)

0:41 min by 2fro2tube
Views: 941 Rating: 3.00

Landing at the Barcelonette Aerodrome (French Alps) after taking a sight-seeing tour. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Canton of Barcelonnette

The canton of Barcelonnette is an administrative division in southeastern France. It includes the following communes: Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code Barcelonnette 2 819 04400 04019 La Condamine-Châtelard 166 04530 04062 Enchastrayes 504 04400 04073 Faucon-de-Barcelonnette 208 04400 04086 Jausiers 896 04850 04096 Larche 83 04530 04100 Meyronnes 44 04530 04120 Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye 190 04530 04193 Saint-Pons 641 04400 04195 Les Thuiles 344 04400 04220 Uvernet-Fours 614 04400 04226

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 44.39 6.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Cantons of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Pra Loup

Pra Loup, is a ski resort in France, at Uvernet-Fours in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, 7 km from the town of Barcelonnette. The ski station has two separate base areas, 2 km apart: Pra Loup 1600 - primary base area at 1,600 m above sea level Pra Loup 1500 - (Les Molanès) The lift-served summit elevation is 2,500 m, for a vertical drop of 900 m to Pra Loup 1600. The resort has 53 lifts, 165 km of tracks, and its ski area is linked to that of the Foux-d'Allos through the valley of Agneliers.

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Located at 44.37 6.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Climbs in cycle racing, Hameaux in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Mountains of France, Ski areas and resorts in France

Ubaye Valley

The Ubaye Valley is an area in the Alpes de Haute-Provence département, in the French Alps and has approximately 7,700 residents. Its residents are called Ubayens. Its chief town is the sous-préfecture of Barcelonnette.

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Located at 44.43 6.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Geography of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Valleys of France

Fort de Tournoux

The Fort de Tournoux is a fortification complex in the Ubaye Valley in the French Alps. It was built between 1843 and the early 20th century to defend France against invasion from Italy and Savoy. It was described as the "Military Versailles of the 19th century," resembling a Tibetan monastery on the mountainside above the Ubaye. The fort is actually an ensemble of fortifications, including some "batteries" that rival the main fort in size and power.

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Located at 44.47 6.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Forts in France, Séré de Rivières system, Visitor attractions in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Bléone

The Bléone is a 67.5 km long river in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département, southeastern France. Its source is several small streams converging near the refuge de l'Estrop, a mountain shelter in Prads-Haute-Bléone. It flows generally southwest. It is a left tributary of the Durance into which it flows between L'Escale and Les Mées.

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Located at 44.27 6.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Geography of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Rhone basin, Rivers of France, Rivers of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Barcelonnette