Provence Alps and Prealps

Provence Alps and Prealps
Tête de l'Estrop - south face
Highest point
Peak	Tête de l'Estrop
Elevation	2,961 m (9,715 ft)1
Coordinates	44°17′14″N 6°30′17″E / 44.28722°N 6.50472°E / 44.28722; 6.50472
Naming
Native name	Alpes et Préalpes de Provence (French)
Geography
Country	France
Région	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Rivers	Durance, Verdon and Var
Parent range	Alps
Borders on	Maritime Alps, Dauphiné Alps, Dauphiné Prealps and Cottian Alps
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Rock type	Sedimentary rocks2

The Provence Alps and Prealps (Alpes et Préalpes de Provence in French; Occitan: Alps de Provença e Prealps) 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 (French pronunciation: [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:

• French official cartography (Institut Géographique National - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr Archived 2007-11-13 at the Wayback Machine