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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Allos Commune The Lac d'Allos Coat of arms Location of Allos Allos Show map of France Allos Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Coordinates: 44°14′28″N 6°37′43″E / 44.2411°N 6.6286°E / 44.2411; 6.6286 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) Michel Lantelme[1] Area 1 116.65 km2 (45.04 sq mi) Population (2023)[2] 812 • Density 6.96/km2 (18.0/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) INSEE/Postal code 04006 /04260 Elevation 1,339–3,040 m (4,393–9,974 ft) (avg. 1,425 m or 4,675 ft) 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

**Allos** (French pronunciation: [\[alɔs\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French); [Occitan](/source/Occitan_language): *Alòs*) is a [commune](/source/Communes_of_France) in the [Alpes-de-Haute-Provence](/source/Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) [department](/source/Departments_of_France) in the [Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur](/source/Provence-Alpes-C%C3%B4te_d'Azur) region of southeastern [France](/source/France).

Allos is a high mountain commune in the southern Alps. The commune experienced a significant rural exodus in the 19th century, following the population movement of the department. Then the town was overwhelmed for eighty years by [winter sports](/source/Winter_sports): the construction of accommodations and ski-lifts has changed the landscape and the mountain urbanisation. The economy was profoundly altered with almost all jobs being found in tourism. Traditional agricultural activities persisted only marginally.

Historically Allos, located in the valley of the Verdon, has long been linked to the [Ubaye Valley](/source/Ubaye_Valley): first at the time when Ubaye belonged to the [States of Savoy](/source/House_of_Savoy) (from 1388 to 1713) then after it became part of France it continued to be administered across the Col d'Allos (impassable in winter). Even after the Revolution, it was attached to the Barcelonnette district. It was not until 1985 that it was (administratively) turned towards the valley by accepting the connection to the [Canton of Colmars](/source/Canton_of_Allos-Colmars).

## Geography

Allos is located some 12 km south of [Barcelonnette](/source/Barcelonnette) and some 100 km north-west of [Nice](/source/Nice) at an altitude of 1425 m.[3] The Allos valley is traversed by the [Verdon](/source/Verdon_(river)) which has its source in the *Foux d'Allos* in the Sestriere valley at 2500 m altitude.

Access to the commune is by the D908 road: a tortuous road running off the D902 south of [Barcelonette](/source/Barcelonette) which passes through the heart of the commune and the village before continuing south to [Colmars](/source/Colmars).

Located at the edge of the [Mercantour National Park](/source/Mercantour_National_Park), the country of Upper Verdon and the Allos valley offers landscapes of great beauty: from the famous *Lac d'Allos* (Allos Lake) which is the largest mountain lake in Europe to the waterfall of *La Lance*, near [Colmars-les-Alpes](/source/Colmars-les-Alpes). The flora is rich and varied depending on the altitude: [larch](/source/Larch), [spruce](/source/Spruce), [fir](/source/Fir) as well as [Alpine clematis](/source/Alpine_clematis), [peonies](/source/Peonies), and [Martagon](/source/Lilium_martagon).

### Geology

The mountains around Allos are composed of black [schist](/source/Schist).

### Relief

La Roche-Grande, dominating the recreational area.

All around Allos from the [Col d'Allos](/source/Col_d'Allos) (2247 m, north of the village) and in a clockwise direction:

- on a north-south ridge of the Cheiroueche mountain (2362m) which overlooks the village, the Roche Grande (2409 m), completely denuded of vegetation;

- to the north: the *Petit Cheval de Bois* (Little Wooden Horse) (2754 m) and the *Grand Cheval de Bois* (Large Wooden Horse) (2838 m), the *Pichs* or *Nivoulet* (2575 m);

- to the east: the *Cimet* (3020 m), separated from the *Teton* (2969 m) by the small *col de Talon* (2678 m), *Mount Pelat* (3050 m), and between Allos and Mont Pelat the *Tête du Vallonnet* (Head of Vallonnet) (2710 m) and the *Tête de Prachastel* (Head of Prachastel) (2320 m);

- around Lake Allos: the *Trou de l'Aigle* (Hole of the Eagle) (2961 m), the *Col de la Petite Cayolle* (2639 m), the *Garrets summit* (2822 m), the *Montagne de l'Avalanche* (Mountain of Avalanches) (2729 m), the *Tete du Lac* (Head of the Lake) (2626 m), the group of *Tours du Lac* (Towers of the Lake) which is five peaks between 2585 and 2745 m, and the *Tete de Valplane* (Head of Valplane) (2624 m);

- to the South: the *Roche Cline* (2415 m) and on the right bank of the [Verdon](/source/Verdon_(river)) the *Autapie* (2435 m);

- to the west: the *Gros Tapie* (2371 m), the summit of *Valcibière* (2375 m), the Mourre Gros (2652 m), the *Tete Noire* (Black Head) (2560 m), the *Tete de l'Auriac* (Head of Auriac) (2639 m), the *Trois-Évêchés* (Three bishoprics) (2818 m), the *Tete de la Sestriere* (Head of Sestriere) (2575 m);

- to the northwest of the Col d'Allos: the *Tete de Vescal* (Head of Vescal) (2515 m).

The peaks to the west of Allos belong to the *[Massif des Trois-Évêchés](/source/Massif_des_Trois-%C3%89v%C3%AAch%C3%A9s)* (Three bishoprics mountains) while to the east are the secondary mountains of Mount Pelat.

### Environment

The town has 1,869 [hectares](/source/Hectares) of woods and forests.[4]

### Hamlets

- La Beaumelle;

- La Beaume;

- La Foux;

- La Foux d’Allos;

- Le Seignus (Bas and Haut);

- le Villard (Bas and Haut);

- Le Brec Bas et Haut;

- Sainte-Brigitte (Basse and Haute);

- Le Foreston;

- Bouchiers;

- La Peyrière (Basse and Haute);

- Prémin;

- Montgros;

- Champrichard;

- La Colette;

### Natural and technological risks

None of the 200 communes of the department is in a no-risk seismic area. The commune is in zone 1b (low risk) according to the deterministic classification of 1991 and based on historical earthquakes.[5] It is in Zone 4 (medium risk) according to the ECS probability classification of 2011.[6] Allos commune is also exposed to four other natural hazards:[6] avalanche, forest fire, flooding (in the valley of the [Verdon](/source/Verdon_(river))), landslide (the commune is affected by a random medium to high risk in limited areas).[7]

Allos commune is exposed to a risk of technological origin - i.e. the risk of dam breakage on the hill reservoir of Tardée above the Foux-d'Allos ski-station.[8]

The prevention plan for foreseeable natural risks (PPR) for the commune was approved in 1998 for flood risk, landslide, and avalanche;[8] and a *Communal Dossier on Major Risks* (DICRIM) has existed since 2010.[9]

The commune has been the location of several natural disasters: an earthquake in 1984, flooding and mudslides in 1994 and 2003.[6] In November 2012 a landslide cut off the only access road to the hamlets of Bouchiers and La Colette - a cut that lasted more than seven months.[10]

### Neighbouring communes and villages

Places adjacent to Allos Seyne Uvernet-Fours Enchastrayes Allos Saint-Etienne-de-Tinee Beaujeu Colmars Entraunes

[11]

## Toponymy

The locality appears for the first time in texts from 1056 under the name of *ad Alodes* which means *[Allods](/source/Allod)* in [Occitan](/source/Occitan_language).[12][13][14] A Pre-Gallic hypothesis has also been considered[15] more in line with local phonetic rules such as *Fénié*. The name *Allos* derived then from *Al-* designating "rocks". The form *Alodes* would be in this case a bad romanization.[16] The commune is called *Alòs* in [Occitan](/source/Occitan_language) [Vivaro-Alpine dialect](/source/Vivaro-Alpine_dialect).

The name of the station *La Foux-d'Allos* means "narrow gorges" between the surrounding peaks.[17]

## History

The name of the people located in the upper valley of the Verdon is not certain but it may be the *Eguiturii*.[18] At the end of the Roman Empire the upper valley of the Verdon depended on the [civitas](/source/Civitas) and the bishopric of Thorame.[19]

It is possible that the first village was built around Notre-Dame-du-Valvert in the High [Middle Ages](/source/Middle_Ages). It would then have been perched at Banivol before moving lower in the 12th to 13th centuries.[20] The village was cited in 1056[20][21] and had its own *consulat* from 1233, by privilege from the [Comte de Provence](/source/Comte_de_Provence),[22][23] and a [Fair](/source/Fair).[24] Allos belonged to the Counts of Provence until 1388 then, with the [Ubaye Valley](/source/Ubaye_Valley) and [Nice](/source/Nice), passed to the [Counts of Savoy](/source/Counts_of_Savoy) until 1713. From that time until the beginning of the [French Revolution](/source/French_Revolution) Allos was administratively attached to [Barcelonnette](/source/Barcelonnette). The first division of Basses-Alpes included Allos in the Barcelonnette district.[25]

During the [Wars of religion](/source/Wars_of_religion) the Duke of [Lesdiguières](/source/Lesdigui%C3%A8res) bombarded the town without taking it in 1597. He had brought his army through the *Col de Thuiles*.[26]

The peculiarities of the Allos community, which occupies several deep valleys and whose habitat is dispersed across multiple villages, led to the creation of three parishes in the 17th century: one in La Foux, one in Bouchiers, and one in Baumelle. A large number of chapels were also built: 29 in total throughout history.[20]

Several major fires ravaged the town in 1718, 1747, and 1769.[27]

During the [French Revolution](/source/French_Revolution) the commune had a *patriotic society* which was created at the end of 1792.[28]

In the 20th century Allos became a tourist town: in 1935, the ski-lifts were built at Seignus and Foux. In the 1970s, when winter sports become mass entertainment, more ski resorts were built in two hamlets.[26] It was not until 1985 qu'Allos turns towards the valley by integrating with the [Arrondissement of Castellane](/source/Arrondissement_of_Castellane).[25]

### Heraldry

Arms of Allos Blazon: Argent, a demi-vol in gules surmounting a shin-bone in sable posed in fesse.[29]

[Canting arms](/source/Canting_arms): Allos, in [Latin](/source/Latin) *Allosium*, in [Provençal](/source/Proven%C3%A7al_dialect) *Alouès*. Alo-west Wing-bone.[29]

## Administration

**List of Successive Mayors**[30]

Mayors from 1726 to 1888

From To Name Party Position 1726 Jean-Hyacinthe Pascalis 1748 Hyacinthe Pellissier 1750 Honoré Pascalis 1751 Pierre-Jacques Pascalis 1756 Alexandre Pascalis du Laus 1758 Pierre Pellissier 1780 Joseph Guirand 1794 1796 Michel Michel 1796 1798 Pellissier 1798 1799 Joseph Caire 1799 1800 Jacques Gariel 1800 1801 Guirand 1801 1802 Alexandre Pellissier 1802 1803 Jean Honnorat 1803 1806 Hyacinthe-Marie Gariel 1806 1813 Augier 1813 1830 Rebattu 1830 1840 Jean-Jacques-Laurent Gaubert 1840 1843 Pierre Pascal 1843 1846 Hyacinthe Pellat 1846 1856 Joseph Pellissier 1856 1886 Désiré Boyer 1886 1888 Sébastien Reynaud 1888 Antoine Reynaud

**Mayors from 1971**

From To Name Party Position 1971 1996 René Cèze[31] RPR 1996 2014 Michel Lantelme President of the Haut-Verdon Val d'Allos Community of communes 2014 2015 Chantal Caire-Caïs DVG 2015 2020 Marie-Annick Boizard 2020 Current Michel Lantelme

The election of the City Council in March 2008 was the subject of an appeal to the administrative court of [Marseille](/source/Marseille); the judgment led to new elections in September.

## Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as *Allossards* or *Allossardes* in French.[32]

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 497 — 1975 564 +1.82% 1982 681 +2.73% 1990 705 +0.43% 1999 637 −1.12% 2007 676 +0.75% 2012 648 −0.84% 2017 797 +4.23% 2023 812 +0.31% Source: INSEE[33]

### Education

The town has had a computerized library since 2004 ([See online catalogue](https://web.archive.org/web/20131006212336/http://www.lesmediatheques-a3v.org/opac/)) in the Haut-Verdon library network (Communauté de communes du Haut-Verdon-Val-d'Allos) and has two primary schools (one at Allos and one in La Foux d'Allos).[34]

## Economy

Allos Fountain and market day

### Overview

Allos is a high mountain commune whose main resource is tourism - hiking in the summer - but especially winter sports.

In 2017 the active population was 525 people including 24 unemployed.[35] These workers are mostly employed (66.9%) and the vast majority work in the commune (83%).[35] This can be explained by the predominance of the tourism sector which provides sufficient employment to the people of the commune. As a result, most of the people of the commune work in services and administration (96% at the end of 2015).[35] Industry, construction and agriculture employ 12 people in total.[35]

At the end of 2015 establishments active in the commune were mainly shops and services (372 of 501 establishments) and health and social administrative sector (91).[35]

### Agriculture

At the end of 2015 the primary sector (agriculture, forestry, fisheries) had 9 different establishments with 2 employees.[35]

Most of the survey data from the Ministry of Agriculture are subject to statistical secrecy which indicates low numbers and extent of cultivated land.[36] In 2000 three farms used a utilized agricultural area (UAA) of 281 hectares - the area has been in sharp decline since 1988 (406 hectares).[37]

### Industry

In late 2015 the secondary sector (industry and construction) had 29 establishments mainly crafts (24 companies with no employees). The sector employs 10 people.[35]

### Service activities

Boating on the Allos water park.

The commune has two ski-stations:

- Val d'Allos-La Foux, which links to the [Pra-Loup](/source/Pra-Loup) ski area;

- Val d'Allos-Le Seignus, which is called the village-station because it is connected by [Aerial tramway](/source/Aerial_tramway) to Allos village.

Summer tourism is also developed with different lakes and mountain walks.

In late 2015 the tertiary sector (trades and services) had 372 establishments (with 286 employees) plus 91 administrative establishments and the health and social sectors (employing 30 people).[35]

According to the Department of Tourism, tourism activity is very important for the commune with more than 5 tourists per resident[38] and with a large capacity for accommodation.[39] Several accommodation facilities for tourists exist in the commune (as of January 2020):

- 10 hotels (3 ranked two stars, and one three-star) with a capacity of 161 beds;[35]

- no camping;[35]

- some furnished,[40] some approved;[41]

- B & Bs are absent from the commune;[42]

- a large carrying capacity in various collective accommodations (summer shelters, youth hostels, holiday villages).[43]

It is nevertheless second homes that weigh more heavily on the capacity with 5,110 second homes (92.6% of the 5,520 dwellings).[35]

## Culture and heritage

San Sebastian Church or Penitents

The commune contains a very large number of sites that are registered as historical monuments.[44] Lists below are abridged showing the main sites.

There is also a very large number of items registered as historical objects located at:[45]

- The Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-la-Fleur (2 items)

- The Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette (1 item)

- The Chapel of Saint-Antoine (11 items)

- The Chapel of Saint-Laurent (8 items)

- The Chapel of Saint Pierre (6 items)

- The Chapel of Saint Sebastian (58 items)

- The Chapel of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (5 items)

- The Church of Notre-Dame-de-Valvert (59 items)

- The Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Baumelle (3 items)

- The Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Lumiere (12 items)

- The Church of Saint John the Baptist (21 items)

### Civil heritage

There are still remnants of medieval structures:

- The **City Fortifications** (Middle Ages)[46]

- The **Banivol Tower** (Middle Ages)[47] is 7.2 m square. It may have protected a small town.[20]

Examples of later structures registered as historical monuments:

- The **Cooperative Dairy Factory** (1931)[48]

- The **Abrau Bridge** (16th century)[26]

- A **[Lavoir](/source/Lavoir)** (Public laundry) (19th century)[49]

- The **Town Hall** (19th century)[50]

**Other sites of interest**

- The **Ski-station of Foux d'Allos** in the classic style of ski-stations with roofs dominated by [corrugated iron](/source/Corrugated_iron) (mid-1980s)[51] with a presence of roof slate and traditional scale tiles.

Modern buildings in La Foux d'Allos

- A **Sundial** in Allos village (1913).[52]

### Religious monuments

The churches and rural chapels are in a simple alpine style imposed by the climate. Notre-Dame-de-Valvert at Allos is a good example from the 13th century.

The extent of the commune with its large population the 19th century, when the parishes and their branches were under the [Concordat](/source/Concordat) plan, made communications difficult due to the terrain and snow in winter. All these conditions justified the creation of several parish churches which are now registered as historical monuments:

- The **Church of Notre-Dame-de-Valvert** (13th century) [53][54]

- The **Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist** at la Foux (17th century)[55] in traditional Romanesque style[56] and whose facade is decorated with a [sundial](/source/Sundial) from 1757.[57] It has an [ex-voto](/source/Ex-voto) in leather from [Cordoba](/source/Cordoba%2C_Spain) dated 1675;[58]

- The **Parish Church of Saint-Antoine** at Bouchier (1862)[59]

The commune also has many chapels which are also registered as historical monuments:

- The **Chapel of Saint Sebastian** or **Chapel of White Penitents** (18th century)[60][61] has the rise to glory of Saint Sebastian painted on the dome.[62] It is used for parish worship in Winter.[20]

- The **Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-la-Fleur** at Villard-Haut (17th century)[20][63]

- The **Chapel of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine** at Villard-Bas (19th century)[20][64]

- The **Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce** at Seignus-Bas (19th century).[20][65]

- The **Chapel of Sainte-Brigitte and Saint-Joseph** at Sainte-Brigitte (1890)[20][66]

- The **Chapel of Saint-Roch** at Plan-Ouest (17th century)[20][67]

- The **Chapel of Saint Laurent** at Seignus-Haut (1624)[20][68]

- The **Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Lumière** (formerly a parish church) at Baumelle (1857)[69]

- The **Chapel of Saint-Pierre** near Basse-Colette (16th century)[70] has a [Retable](/source/Retable) closed by two small doors from the 16th century[71]

- The **Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette** at Charrières-Sud (19th century)[72]

**Other religious sites of interest**

- The **Chapel of Notre-Dame-des-Monts** has a sundial dated 1757 and bearing the legend *Dieu seul est éternel; déjà loin de toi* ("God alone is eternal; already far from you")[73]

- The **Chapel of Saint-Jacques** at Seignus-Bas[20]

Chapel of Saint-Pierre, perched on top of a hill.

#### The Church of Notre-Dame-de-Valvert

Notre-Dame-de-Valvert and blue cart

The parish church of Allos dates from the first half of the 13th century[20] and was listed as a historical monument in 1846 for the parts dating from the second half of the 9th and 10th centuries.[53]

It is built in [Brickwork](/source/Brickwork) in a regular way with a [chevet](/source/Chevet) made of a single semicircular [Apse](/source/Apse), vaulted in *cul-de-four*.[74] Like all churches in alpine style only the south wall has three bays which are semicircular.

The decor is unusual with walls decorated with a series of small arcs. The decor is a late development (13th century) of the [Lombard band](/source/Lombard_band).[75] The capitals are adorned with foliage, except for the facade, and decorated with masks (Lombard influence) and animals.[76] The front is reinforced by two buttresses at the corners.

Raymond Collier identifies several characteristics of Notre-Dame-de-Valvert different from the communal type of alpine Romanesque:

- the pilasters supporting the *Arc-doubleaux* are replaced by engaged columns (or half-columns);[77]

It was damaged at the beginning of the 17th century and again in 1697 by the war: the second time the Savoyards caused the collapse of the tower. The vault of the choir was repaired between that date and 1723 before the bell was worn out in 1727. The Allos fire on 15 November 1747 reached the church and caused extensive damage. A new tower was built in 1751. Major restoration work took place between 1894 and 1896: the bottom of the facade and the *Mur gouttereau* (guttered walls), the bay windows, and the [Buttresses](/source/Buttress) were completely rebuilt and the roof of the third bay itself was also completely rebuilt. The rest of the arches and the bell tower were rebuilt in 1899-1904 with various repairs, when the murals disappeared.

### Gallery

		- Chapel

		- Allos lake

		- Allos lake and Mt. Pelat

		- Allos lake and the chapel

## Notable people linked to the commune

- **Patritti**: a painter of the 19th century

- **Jean-Esprit Pellissier**, priest until 1905, he was the historian of the town.

- **Simon-Jude Honnorat** (1783-1852), doctor and also the town historian and author of the *Great dictionary of the Occitan language*

## See also

- [Col d'Allos](/source/Col_d'Allos)

- [Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department](/source/Communes_of_the_Alpes-de-Haute-Provence_department)

### Bibliography

- Raymond Collier, *Haute-Provence monumental and artistic*, Digne, Imprimerie Louis Jean, 1986, 559 p. (in French)

- Edited by Édouard Baratier, [Georges Duby](/source/Georges_Duby), and Ernest Hildesheimer, *Historical Atlas. Provence, Comtat Venaissin, Principality of Orange, County of Nice, Principality of Monaco*, Librairie Armand Colin, Paris, 1969 (in French)

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-AHP-c11_15-0)** Charles Rostaing, *Toponymy of pre-gauloise origins* in Baratier, Duby & Hildesheimer, Map 11 and commentary (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Fénié_16-0)** Bénédicte Fénié, Jean-Jacques Fénié, *Provençale Toponymy*, Éditions Sud-Ouest, 2002 (reprint), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-2-87901-442-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-2-87901-442-5), p. 17-18 (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Fénié-88_17-0)** Bénédicte Fénié, Jean-Jacques Fénié, *Provençale Toponymy*, Éditions Sud-Ouest, 2002 (reprint), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-2-87901-442-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-2-87901-442-5), p. 88

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AHP-c12_18-0)** Raymond Boyer and Guy Barruol, Map 12 *People and habitats of the pre-roman era*, in Baratier, Duby & Hildesheimer, *Historical Atlas of Provence*, and commentary (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-beaujard-22_19-0)** Brigitte Beaujard, *The cities of southern Gaul from the 3rd to the 7th centuries*, Gallia, 63, 2006, CNRS éditions, p. 22 (in French)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-archeo-provence_20-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-archeo-provence_20-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-archeo-provence_20-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-archeo-provence_20-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-archeo-provence_20-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-archeo-provence_20-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-archeo-provence_20-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-archeo-provence_20-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-archeo-provence_20-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-archeo-provence_20-9) [***k***](#cite_ref-archeo-provence_20-10) [***l***](#cite_ref-archeo-provence_20-11) [***m***](#cite_ref-archeo-provence_20-12) Daniel Thiery, [Allos](http://www.archeoprovence.com/archeo/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=132%3Aallos&catid=56&Itemid=79), *On the origins of churches and rural chapels of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence*, published on 12 December 2010, online on 15 December 2010, consulted on 25 June 2012 (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [IA04000235 Presentation of the Commune](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA04000235) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Mistral43_22-0)** Mireille Mistral, *The Drapery industry in the Valley of Verdon*, Doctoral thesis for the State in Economic Science, Académie d’Aix-en-Provence, Nice, 1951, 231 p. p 43 (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-gouron49_23-0)** André Gouron, [*Diffusion of Southern consulates and expansion of Roman law in the 12th and 13th centuries*](http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/bec_0373-6237_1963_num_121_1_449652), Bibliothèque de l'école des chartes, 1963, Vol. 121. p. 49.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Stouff_24-0)** Louis Stouff, Map 86: Port, routes and fairs of the 13th to the 15th centuries, in the Historical Atlas of Provence (in French)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Cassini_25-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Cassini_25-1) *Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui*: [Commune data sheet Allos](http://cassini.ehess.fr/fr/html/fiche.php?select_resultat=510), [EHESS](/source/School_for_Advanced_Studies_in_the_Social_Sciences) (in French).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Abrau_26-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Abrau_26-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Abrau_26-2) Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [IA04000293 Abrau Bridge](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA04000293) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Mistral44_27-0)** Mireille Mistral, p 44

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Alphand_28-0)** Patrice Alphand, "The Popular Societies", *The Revolution in the Basses-Alpes*, Annales de Haute-Provence, bulletin de la société scientifique et littéraire des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, no 307, 1st trimester 1989, 108th year, p 296-298 (in French)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Armorial_29-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Armorial_29-1) Louis de Bresc *Arms of the communes of Provence*, 1866. Reprint - Marcel Petit CPM - Raphèle-lès-Arles 1994 (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-30)** [List of Mayors of France](https://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=16824)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-parrain95_31-0)** René Cèze is one of the 500 elected deputies who supported the candidature of [Jacques Chirac](/source/Jacques_Chirac) ([RPR](/source/Rally_for_the_Republic)) at the [1995 French presidential election](/source/1995_French_presidential_election), cf Constitutional Council, [List of citizens who presented candidates for the election of President of the Republic](http://legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000370850), Official Journal of the French Republic of 12 April 1995, page 5736, available online, consulted on 29 July 2010

1. **[^](#cite_ref-32)** [Le nom des habitants du 04 - Alpes-de-Haute-Provence](https://www.habitants.fr/alpes-de-haute-provence-04), habitants.fr

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pophist_33-0)** [Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-04006#tableau-POPREF_G1), INSEE

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ecole_34-0)** Academic Inspection directorate of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, *[List of schools in the electoral district of Digne](http://ia04.ac-aix-marseille.fr/wacam/jcms/c_67666/liste-des-ecoles-de-la-circonscription-de-digne)* [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110720203750/http://ia04.ac-aix-marseille.fr/wacam/jcms/c_67666/liste-des-ecoles-de-la-circonscription-de-digne) 2011-07-20 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), published on 6 April 2010, consulted on 31 October 2010

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-insee-dossier-complet_35-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-insee-dossier-complet_35-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-insee-dossier-complet_35-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-insee-dossier-complet_35-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-insee-dossier-complet_35-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-insee-dossier-complet_35-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-insee-dossier-complet_35-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-insee-dossier-complet_35-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-insee-dossier-complet_35-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-insee-dossier-complet_35-9) [***k***](#cite_ref-insee-dossier-complet_35-10) Insee, [Dossier complet: Commune d'Allos (04006)](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2011101?geo=COM-04006), [INSEE](/source/Institut_national_de_la_statistique_et_des_%C3%A9tudes_%C3%A9conomiques), accessed 16 August 2020 (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-otex_36-0)** Ministry of Agriculture, "Technical-Economic Orientation of exploitation", *Agricultural census 2010 and 2000*. ([Place](http://agreste.agriculture.gouv.fr/IMG/zip/Otex_ensemble.zip): N.B. Page 4.4 Mio) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-exploitations-insee_37-0)** Insee, [Agricultural businesses in 1988 and 2000](http://www.insee.fr/fr/ppp/bases-de-donnees/donnees-detaillees/base-cc-exploitations-agricoles/base-cc-exploitations_agricoles-fm.zip), Insee, 2012 (Page 24.6 Mio) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-atlas-hébergement6_38-0)** Departemental Observatory of tourism, *[Atlas of Tourist Accommodation](http://www.alpes-haute-provence.com/sites/default/files/Atlas_hebergement2007.pdf)*, December 2008, p. 6 (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-atlas-hébergement7_39-0)** *Atlas of Tourist Accommodation*, p. 7

1. **[^](#cite_ref-atlas-hébergement32_40-0)** *Atlas of Tourist Accommodation*, p. 32

1. **[^](#cite_ref-atlas-hébergement33_41-0)** *Atlas of Tourist Accommodation*, p. 33

1. **[^](#cite_ref-atlas-hébergement38_42-0)** *Atlas of Tourist Accommodation*, p. 38

1. **[^](#cite_ref-atlas-hébergement30_43-0)** *Atlas of Tourist Accommodation*, p. 30

1. **[^](#cite_ref-44)** [Base Mérimée](/source/Base_M%C3%A9rim%C3%A9e): [Search for heritage in the commune](https://pop.culture.gouv.fr/recherche-avancee), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-45)** [Base Palissy](/source/Base_Palissy): [Search for heritage in the commune](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/advanced-search/list/palissy?qb=%5B%7B%22field%22%3A%5B%22INSEE.keyword%22%5D%2C%22operator%22%3A%22%3D%3D%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2204006%22%2C%22combinator%22%3A%22AND%22%2C%22index%22%3A0%7D%5D), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-46)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [IA04000291 City Fortifications](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA04000291) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-47)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [IA04000349 Banivol Tower](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA04000349) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-48)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [IA04000055 Cooperative Dairy Factory](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA04000055) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-49)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [IA04000206 Lavoir](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA04000206) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-50)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [IA04000159 Town Hall](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA04000159) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collier345_51-0)** Raymond Collier, *Haute-Provence monumental and artistic, Digne*, Imprimerie Louis Jean, 1986, 559 p., p 345 from the middle of the 1980s (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Cadrans77_52-0)** Jean-Marie Homet and Franck Rozet, *Sundials of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence*, Édisud, Aix-en-Provence, 2002, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [2-7449-0309-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/2-7449-0309-4), p 77 (in French)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Valvert_53-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Valvert_53-1) Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [IA04000164 Church of Notre-Dame-de-Valvert](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA04000164) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-54)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [PA00080349 Church of Notre-Dame-de-Valvert](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00080349) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-55)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [IA04000165 Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA04000165) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collier216_56-0)** Raymond Collier, *Haute-Provence monumental and artistic*, Digne, Imprimerie Louis Jean, 1986, 559 p., p 216 (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collier448_57-0)** Raymond Collier, *Haute-Provence monumental and artistic, Digne*, Imprimerie Louis Jean, 1986, 559 p., p 448 (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collier532_58-0)** Raymond Collier, *Haute-Provence monumental and artistic*, Digne, Imprimerie Louis Jean, 1986, 559 p., p 532 (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-59)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [IA04000166 Parish Church of Saint-Antoine](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA04000166) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-60)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [PA04000001 Chapel of Saint Sebastian](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA04000001) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-61)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [IA04000120 Chapel of White Penitents](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA04000120) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collier487_62-0)** Raymond Collier, *Haute-Provence monumental and artistic, Digne*, Imprimerie Louis Jean, 1986, 559 p., p 487 (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-63)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [IA04000265 Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-la-Fleur](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA04000265) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-64)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [IA04000220 Chapel of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine at Villard-Bas](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA04000220) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-65)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [IA04000216 Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce at Seignus-Bas](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA04000216) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-66)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [IA04000215 Chapel of Sainte-Brigitte and Saint-Joseph at Sainte-Brigitte](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA04000215) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-67)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [IA04000213 Chapel of Saint-Roch at Plan-Ouest](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA04000213) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-68)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [IA04000212 Chapel of Saint Laurent at Seignus-Haut](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA04000212) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-69)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [IA04000210 Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Lumière at Baumelle](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA04000210) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-70)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [IA04000161 Chapel of Saint-Pierre near Basse-Colette](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA04000161) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collier471_71-0)** Raymond Collier, *Haute-Provence monumental and artistic, Digne*, Imprimerie Louis Jean, 1986, 559 p., p 471 (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-72)** Ministry of Culture, Mérimée [IA04000160 Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette at Charrières-Sud](https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA04000160) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Cadrans_73-0)** Jean-Marie Homet and Franck Rozet, *Sundials of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence*, Édisud, Aix-en-Provence, 2002, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [2-7449-0309-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/2-7449-0309-4), p 86 (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collier114_74-0)** Raymond Collier, *Haute-Provence monumental and artistic*, Digne, Imprimerie Louis Jean, 1986, 559 p., p 114 (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collier80_75-0)** Raymond Collier, *Haute-Provence monumental and artistic*, Digne, Imprimerie Louis Jean, 1986, 559 p., p 80 (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collier115_76-0)** Raymond Collier, *Haute-Provence monumental and artistic*, Digne, Imprimerie Louis Jean, 1986, 559 p., p 115 (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collier75_77-0)** Raymond Collier, *Haute-Provence monumental and artistic*, Digne, Imprimerie Louis Jean, 1986, 559 p., p 75 (in French)

## External links

- [Allos on the old National Geographic Institute website](https://web.archive.org/web/20070311174203/http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=11326) (in French)

- [History of Allos](http://jc.clariond.free.fr/HISTOIRE_ALLOS.html) (in French)

- [Allos on Géoportail](http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=6.6286,44.2411&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes), [National Geographic Institute](/source/Institut_g%C3%A9ographique_national) (IGN) website (in French)

- [*Allos* on the 1750 Cassini Map](http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=44.2411&lon=6.6286&zoom=13)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Allos](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Allos).

v t e Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department Aiglun Allemagne-en-Provence Allons Allos Angles Annot Archail Aubenas-les-Alpes Aubignosc Authon Auzet Banon Barcelonnettesubpr Barles Barras Barrême Bayons Beaujeu Beauvezer Bellaffaire Bevons Beynes Blieux Bras-d'Asse Braux La Brillanne Brunet Le Brusquet Le Caire Castellanesubpr Le Castellard-Mélan Le Castellet Castellet-lès-Sausses Céreste-en-Luberon Le Chaffaut-Saint-Jurson Champtercier Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban Châteaufort Châteauneuf-Miravail Châteauneuf-Val-Saint-Donat Châteauredon Chaudon-Norante Clamensane Claret Clumanc Colmars La Condamine-Châtelard Corbières-en-Provence Cruis Curbans Curel Dauphin Demandolx Digne-les-Bainspref Draix Enchastrayes Entrages Entrepierres Entrevaux Entrevennes L'Escale Esparron-de-Verdon Estoublon Faucon-de-Barcelonnette Faucon-du-Caire Fontienne Forcalquiersubpr Le Fugeret Ganagobie La Garde Gigors Gréoux-les-Bains Hautes-Duyes L'Hospitalet Jausiers La Javie Lambruisse Lardiers Le Lauzet-Ubaye Limans Lurs Majastres Malijai Mallefougasse-Augès Mallemoisson Mane Manosque Marcoux Méailles Les Mées Melve Méolans-Revel Mézel Mirabeau Mison Montagnac-Montpezat Montclar Montfort Montfuron Montjustin Montlaux Montsalier Moriez La Motte-du-Caire Moustiers-Sainte-Marie La Mure-Argens Nibles Niozelles Noyers-sur-Jabron Les Omergues Ongles Oppedette Oraison La Palud-sur-Verdon Peipin Peyroules Peyruis Piégut Pierrerue Pierrevert Pontis Prads-Haute-Bléone Puimichel Puimoisson Quinson Redortiers Reillanne Revest-des-Brousses Revest-du-Bion Revest-Saint-Martin Riez La Robine-sur-Galabre La Rochegiron La Rochette Rougon Roumoules Saint-André-les-Alpes Saint-Benoît Sainte-Croix-à-Lauze Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues Sainte-Tulle Saint-Geniez Saint-Jacques Saint-Jeannet Saint-Julien-d'Asse Saint-Julien-du-Verdon Saint-Jurs Saint-Laurent-du-Verdon Saint-Lions Saint-Maime Saint-Martin-de-Brômes Saint-Martin-les-Eaux Saint-Martin-lès-Seyne Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye Saint-Pierre Saint-Pons Saint-Vincent-sur-Jabron Salignac Saumane Sausses Selonnet Senez Seyne Sigonce Sigoyer Simiane-la-Rotonde Sisteron Soleilhas Sourribes Tartonne Thèze Thoard Thorame-Basse Thorame-Haute Les Thuiles Turriers Ubaye-Serre-Ponçon Ubraye Uvernet-Fours Vachères Valavoire Valbelle Val-de-Chalvagne Val-d'Oronaye Valensole Valernes Vaumeilh Venterol Verdaches Vergons Le Vernet Villars-Colmars Villemus Villeneuve Volonne Volx pref: prefecture subpr: subprefecture

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