| Colmars | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Colmars.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Castellane |
| Canton: | Castellane |
| Insee: | 04061 |
| Postal Code: | 04370 |
| Mayor: | Magali Surle-Girieud[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Coordinates: | 44.182°N 6.6272°W |
| Elevation M: | 1250 |
| Elevation Min M: | 1178 |
| Elevation Max M: | 2742 |
| Area Km2: | 81.82 |
Colmars (pronounced as /fr/; Occitan (post 1500);: Cormarç) or Colmars-les-Alpes (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.
The official name of the commune, according to the geographical code of the INSEE, is "Colmars",[2] but it is always referred locally as "Colmars-les-Alpes", even though it is not recognised in legal situations. The signs on entering the village read "Colmars-les-Alpes".
The village is situated at the confluence of the rivers Verdon and Lance, at an altitude of 1250 metres. The site of the village is a site inscrit, a site of special natural, scientific or historical interest.
There are two other hamlets in the commune: Clignon-Haut and Clignon-Bas.
The inhabitants are called Colmarsiens.
There are numerous high points in the commune. The main ones are:
The name of the village comes from a hill dedicated to Mars by the Romans ("Collo Marto"). The village was originally situated further up a hill, but the site was judged to be too cramped and not possible to expand any further, so it was abandoned. It was destroyed by Raymond de Turenne in 1390.
In the French Wars of Religion, the site was the target of several attacks: