Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban (French: [ʃɑto aʁnu sɛ̃t‿obɑ̃]; Occitan: Castèl-Arnós e Sant Auban) is a commune in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in southeastern France.
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban and surrounding districts
History
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban is on the Route Napoléon, the route taken by Napoléon in 1815 on his return from Elba.
Geography
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban is on the river Durance.
Population
Its inhabitants are referred to as Jarlandins.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 6,532 | — |
| 1975 | 6,240 | −0.65% |
| 1982 | 5,576 | −1.59% |
| 1990 | 5,109 | −1.09% |
| 1999 | 4,970 | −0.31% |
| 2007 | 5,148 | +0.44% |
| 2012 | 5,184 | +0.14% |
| 2017 | 5,139 | −0.17% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Sights
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban has one of the French pacifist monuments to the dead, which reads: "war is a crime".
The airfield is "Le Centre National de Vol à Voile", the French national centre for the sport of gliding.
Education
A campus of the École nationale de l'aviation civile is located in the commune.