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.
Etymology The Provence () is a historical region nowadays part of the administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Geography 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.
Notable summits
Some notable summits of the range are:
Namemetresfeet 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
References
Maps French official cartography (Institut Géographique National - IGN); on-line version: www.geoportail.fr