Colmars

Colmars (French pronunciation: [kɔlmaʁ]; Occitan: Cormarç) or Colmars-les-Alpes (French pronunciation: [kɔlmaʁ lez‿alp]) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

The official name of the commune, according to the geographical code of the INSEE, is "Colmars",[3] but it is always referred locally as "Colmars-les-Alpes", even though it is not recognised in legal situations.

The village is situated at the confluence of the rivers Verdon and Lance, at an altitude of 1250 metres.

The main ones are: The name of the village comes from a hill dedicated to Mars by the Romans ("Collo Marto").

The village was originally situated further up a hill, but the site was judged to be too cramped and not possible to expand any further, so it was abandoned.