Seyne

Not to be confused with Seine.
Seyne
Commune
A general view of the village of Seyne
A general view of the village of Seyne
Coat of arms of Seyne
Coat of arms
Location of Seyne
Map
Seyne is located in France
Seyne
Seyne
Seyne is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Seyne
Seyne
Coordinates: 44°21′05″N 6°21′25″E / 44.3514°N 6.3569°E / 44.3514; 6.3569
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
ArrondissementDigne-les-Bains
CantonSeyne
IntercommunalityCA Provence-Alpes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Pascal[1]
Area
1
84.27 km2 (32.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,366
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
04205 /04140
Elevation1,079–2,720 m (3,540–8,924 ft)
(avg. 1,260 m or 4,130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Seyne (French pronunciation: [sɛn]; Vivaro-Alpine: Sèina) is a commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, a department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in south-east France. It is roughly 30 km north of Digne.

The village's official name is listed under the INSEE Official Geographic Code as "Seyne". However it is known locally as "Seyne-les-Alpes", not to be confused with La Seyne-sur-Mer which is the second largest city in the Var.

The residents are traditionally referred to as "Seynois". In more recent years locals have been known to also go by "Seynard" (male) and "Seynarde" (female).[3]

The Alpes-de-Haute-Provence tourism board listed Seyne-les-Alpes as one of their "villages and towns of character", an award given to places around the region with remarkable architecture and less than 2000 inhabitants.[4]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Canton de Seyne - Le Trésor des régions". Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Villages et cités de caractère". Retrieved 16 April 2020.