| Provence Alps and Prealps | |
| Country: | France |
| Subdivision2 Type: | Région |
| Subdivision2: | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Parent: | Alps |
| Subdivision4 Type: | Rivers |
| Highest: | Tête de l'Estrop |
| Elevation M: | 2961 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Coordinates: | 44.2872°N 6.5047°W |
| Geology: | Sedimentary rocks[2] |
| Orogeny: | Alpine orogeny |
The Provence Alps and Prealps (Alpes et Préalpes de Provence in French) are a mountain range in the south-western part of the Alps, located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (France). Provence Alps and Prealps encompass the south-western area of the French Prealps.
The Provence (in French pronounced as /pʁɔvɑ̃s/) is a historical region nowadays part of the administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Administratively the range belongs to the French departments of Vaucluse, Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
The western slopes of the range are drained by the Rhone river through the Durance and other tributaries while its south-eastern part is drained by the Var and several smaller rivers that flow directly to the Mediterranean Sea.
Some notable summits of the range are:
| Name | metres | feet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tête de l'Estrop | 2,961 | 9,712 | |
| Grande Séolane | 2,909 | 9,542 | |
| Trois-Évêchés | 2,818 | 9,243 | |
| Montagne du Cheval Blanc | 2,323 | 7,619 | |
| Mourre de Chanier | 1,930 | 6,330 | |
| Mont Ventoux | 1,912 | 6,271 | |
| Montagne de Lure | 1,826 | 5,989 |