Le Caire Explained

Le Caire
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Le Caire.svg
Arrondissement:Forcalquier
Canton:Seyne
Insee:04037
Postal Code:04250
Mayor:Jean-Michel Magnan[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:44.3703°N 6.0606°W
Elevation M:720
Elevation Min M:743
Elevation Max M:1559
Area Km2:17.63

Le Caire (in French pronounced as /lə kɛʁ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Lo Caire) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France, about 30 km north of Sisteron. The town's principal economic activity is aboriculture.

Population

Its inhabitants are called Cairois in French.

Tourism

The town's via ferrata, named Via ferrata de la grande fistoire, was created in 1996. In 2006, the via had been climbed by 40,000 people. It is also the nearest via ferrata to Marseille.[2]

The town's old lime plaster mill was declared an historic monument in 1996.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. Web site: Via ferrata la Grande Fistoir . 2010-03-28 . fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090515115252/http://www.viaferrata-alpes.com/haute-provence/histoire-via-ferrata.htm . 2009-05-15 .