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Sisteron

Coordinates:44°11′28″N5°56′50″E / 44.1911°N 5.9472°E /44.1911; 5.9472
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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Sisteron
Sisteron in 2004
Sisteron in 2004
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Coordinates:44°11′28″N5°56′50″E / 44.1911°N 5.9472°E /44.1911; 5.9472
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
ArrondissementForcalquier
CantonSisteron
IntercommunalitySisteronais Buëch
Government
 • Mayor(2020–2026)Daniel Spagnou[1]
Area
1
50.25 km2 (19.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
7,776
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
04209 /04200
Elevation448–1,145 m (1,470–3,757 ft)
(avg. 485 m or 1,591 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sisteron (French pronunciation:[sistəʁɔ̃];Occitan:[sisˈtɛru(n)],Mistralian norm:Sisteroun; fromOld Occitan:Sestaron) is acommune in theAlpes-de-Haute-Provencedepartment,Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southeasternFrance.

Sisteron is situated on the banks of the riverDurance just after the confluence of the riversBuëch andSasse. It is sometimes called the "Gateway to Provence" because it is in a narrow gap between two long mountain ridges.

It is 135 km (84 mi) fromMarseille, also 135 km (84 mi) fromGrenoble, 180 km (110 mi) fromNice and 40 km (25 mi) fromForcalquier.

There are 1,573 hectares (3,890 acres) of forest and wood within the commune.[3]

History

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Map of the town and citadel of Sisteron (c. 1752)

Sisteron has been inhabited for 4,000 years. TheRomans used the route through Sisteron as can be shown by a Latin inscription in the rocks near the road toAuthon. It escaped the barbarian invasions after the fall ofRome, but was ravaged by theSaracens. It was first fortified by the Counts ofForcalquier in the 11th century and later was the northern boundary of the domain of theCounts of Provence. In 1483 during the reign ofLouis XI, Sisteron re-joined the kingdom of France. Around this time there were seven plagues that killed two thirds of the population. Between 1562 and 1594 the town and its citadelle was fought over byProtestants andCatholics including two sieges. During this time the walls of the town were built. The plague returned in 1630, and typhus in 1744, killing many of the town's population.

During theFrench Revolution the town remained Royalist. Consequently, whenNapoleon arrived on his march north after his escape fromElba in 1815, the town ignored him and let him through.

On 15 August 1944 FrenchB-26 Marauder bombers and AmericanB-17 Flying Fortresses of the 42nd Bomber Wing tried to destroy the railway bridge and the road bridge which span the Durance. The weather was unfavorable and the bridges were not destroyed. A bomber during a manoeuvre to avoid a collision accidentally dropped several bombs on the town, including a full church, causing about 100 fatalities and seriously damaging the citadel. On 17 August the French aircraft returned and destroyed the bridges.

Rocher de la Baume
Rocher de la Baume
Sisteron from the air

Sights

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The town's buildings include the citadel and the 12th century formerSisteron Cathedral dedicated to theBlessed Virgin Mary andSaint Thyrsus (Cathédrale Notre Dame des Pommiers et Saint Thyrse). There are three museums of note: the Citadel Museum, the Baden-Powell Scout Museum and Musée Terre & Temps (about the earth and the measurement of time).

Tourist attractions include the countryside, rock climbing, the lido and the airfields atVaumeilh,La Motte-du-Caire andChâteau-Arnoux-Saint-Auban, which are dedicated to the sport ofgliding. There is an annual festival with many events throughout the summer months. There is a market every Wednesday and Saturday. A long-distance walk, theGR 6 (Grande Randonnée) passes east–west through Sisteron.

Transport

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Sisteron is served by theA51 autoroute, which now by-passes the town, eliminating it as a notorious 'bottle-neck' for traffic. There is also a railway station on the line fromMarseille toBriançon andGrenoble.

Personalities born in Sisteron

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International relations

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Sisteron is twinned with:

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
17934,000—    
18003,891−0.39%
18063,642−1.10%
18214,125+0.83%
18314,429+0.71%
18364,546+0.52%
18413,844−3.30%
18464,392+2.70%
18514,576+0.82%
18564,509−0.29%
18614,338−0.77%
18664,210−0.60%
18724,575+1.40%
18764,280−1.65%
18813,974−1.47%
18863,864−0.56%
18913,996+0.67%
18963,905−0.46%
YearPop.±% p.a.
19013,874−0.16%
19063,702−0.90%
19113,575−0.70%
19213,341−0.67%
19263,354+0.08%
19313,302−0.31%
19363,378+0.46%
19463,432+0.16%
19544,070+2.15%
19625,325+3.42%
19686,289+2.81%
19757,243+2.04%
19826,470−1.60%
19906,594+0.24%
19996,964+0.61%
20077,288+0.57%
20127,360+0.20%
20177,460+0.27%
Source: EHESS[7] and INSEE (1968-2017)[8]

In popular culture

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The town was featured in the 2014 racing gameForza Horizon 2 and the 2022 seriesThe 7 Lives of Lea.

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^"Populations de référence 2022" (in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^Roger Brunet, « Canton de Sisteron »,Le Trésor des régions, read 9 June 2013.
  4. ^Faul, Michel (2006).Louis Jullien, musique, spectacle et folie au XIXe siècle. Atlantica.ISBN 2-35165-038-7.
  5. ^Louis Antoine Julien
  6. ^Daniel Spagnou's website Accessed 22 July 2011
  7. ^Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui:Commune data sheet Sisteron,EHESS(in French).
  8. ^Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domainHerbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Digne".Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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