Annot is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French department in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province of Provence.- History :Nord-de-Provence was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...

 department in southeastern France in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur or PACA is one of the 27 regions of France.It is made up of:* the former French province of Provence* the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin...

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Geography

It is situated on the banks of the Vaïre river which flows right through the centre of town. It is located 15 km west of Entrevaux.

The city is located in a resurgence of sandstone, surrounded by limestone mountains as high as 680 meters. Acidic soils on the left bank of the Vaïre

Vaire

Vaire is a Jat gotra, mainly found in the state of Haryana and Bulandshahr district of western Uttar Pradesh in India. There are several villages of Vaire Jats in Bulandshahr such as Jagdishpur, Naurangabad, Kanaini, Asroli ka Nagla and other surrounding villages...

allow chestnuts to be grown.

Population

The inhabitants are known as Annotains.