L'Escale (French pronunciation: ​[lɛskal]; Occitan: L'Escala) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. It is located on the eastern bank of the Durance opposite Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban.

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L'Escale
Commune
L'Escale Lake as viewed from Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban.
Coat of arms
Location of L'Escale
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Coordinates: 44°05′10″N 6°01′25″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Digne-les-Bains
Canton	Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban
Intercommunality	Provence-Alpes Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Fiaert[1]
Area 1	20.36 km2 (7.86 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,371
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04079 /04160
Elevation	408–1,081 m (1,339–3,547 ft) (avg. 475 m or 1,558 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The Bléone forms the commune's southern border, then flows into the Durance, which forms the commune's western border.

L'Escale Dam

Work began on the dam in 1959, which was completed in 1963.[3] With a height of 30ms it retains 15.70 hm³ of water.[3] It is 126 metres long with a road carriageway along which runs the Route Napoleon.[3] There is attached to the dam a power station whose three units produce a total of 170,000 KWs of electricity.[4]

Population

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

References

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[ru] Л’Эскаль