Coordinates: 44°05′36″N 6°14′11″E / 44.0933333333°N 6.23638888889°E / 44.0933333333; 6.23638888889
Digne-les-Bains or simply and historically Digne (Occitan: Dinha in classical norm or Digno in Mistralian norm) is a commune of France, capital of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department.
[edit] History
Dignes les Bains dates back to the neolithic era and became a frequent commercial stop during the Roman era. Since then, the commune has been noted for being a primary center of the lavender trade.
[edit] Geography
The Bléone flows southwestward through the middle of the commune and crosses the town; it forms part of the commune's north-eastern and south-western borders.
[edit] Ecclesiastical history
Digne was evangelized by Saints Domninus and Vincentius who came from Africa in the second half of the 4th century with St. Marcellinus, the Apostle of Embrun, and the town became the centre of a diocese, the Diocese of Digne, whose bishops are seated at Digne Cathedral. The first historically known bishop was Pentadius who attended the Council of Agde in 506.
[edit] Miscellaneous
Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables begins in Digne. The asteroid 10088 Digne was named after the town by its discoverer, Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst.
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