Thorame-Haute (French pronunciation: [tɔʁam ot]; Occitan: Torama Auta) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Thorame-Haute is a village in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, fixed on the foot of the Massif of Chamatte at an altitude of 1,150 metres (3,773 ft), in the valley of the High-Verdon.

Another remarkable village is that of Ondres, which is not inhabited anymore in a permanent way and which refused modern comfort: running water, electricity, telephone; the access road is not paved.

Riou constitutes a true suburb located at the North and the top of the historical center, it seems that it developed as from the seventeenth century to answer the rise of population, it took the name of the river which crosses the village.

The significant number of farms, considering the remainder of the valley, is explained partly by the quality and the extent of the grounds around the village.

The tourist activity remains limited in spite of a certain development in the years 1970–1980, with the Scandinavian ski station of the Colle Saint-Michel.

In spite of the disappearance of several trades in recent years, there are several hotels, restaurants, a bakery, a butchery-grocer, and a tobacconist's shop.

The village occupied a particular order in the Gallo-Roman administrative hierarchy, having the statute of "Civitas" following the example Glandeves (Entrevaux), Senensis (Senez) or Dinia (Digne-les-Bains).

An engraved tegula (Roman tile), found during drainage works in the 19th century, is preserved at the Museum of the National antiquities of German St in Bush hammer.

[citation needed] With the Middle Ages, there are several documents concerning the establishments of monks, in particular of Saint-Victor, who mention Thoramina as of the 13th century.

[citation needed] In 1574, the village is set by the Huguenots, the destruction of “Fort St George” goes back to this time.

In the middle of the 19th century, the village reaches its peak of population with in particular, the activity of the cloth factories, and the count is 830 inhabitants in 1840.

The many modifications made to the village testify to this " news ère" who modelled more than any previous century the current face of Thorame: work of municipal administration (fountains, laundrettes, communal furnace, new town hall...), richness of the places of worships (parish church, vaults, pilgrimage of the Fleur...), and work of the particular houses (crushing it majority of the dated lintels, the rich person decorations of modénature painted on the frontages are the most visible expression).

During the First World War, the common pay a heavy tribute which accelerates the loss of population already engaged since the years 1850.

Years 1960-1970 are remembered by the modernization of the village: work and health measures, roadway systems, creation of an artificial lake (reservoir) in Sagnes for the watering of the arable lands, but also for tourism.

[citation needed] During the 20th century, several interesting discoveries were made during public works, the principal ones which one can quote are located in the middle of the village itself and in particular along the wall of the parish church, with tombs and objects clearly identified of the Roman period: vase and inscriptions on tile, preserved at the museum of the National antiquities of Saint-Germain-in-Bush hammer.

Formerly the village also organized on the great place a cattle fair which was held annually until the 1950s (on 23 April and the 1st Monday of October).