©Thibaut VERGOZ
©Thibaut VERGOZ
Located on the edge of the pre-Alps of Digne, on the eastern bank of the Durance, this town in the Alpes de Haute Provence used to be a stopover for rivergoing merchants, Escalo in Provençal dialect.
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In the Gallo-Roman period, when the Durance River was still navigable, l'Escale was considered as an important river port. The Bourguet site, located 1km north of the village was at the time a major inhabitation pole. The excavations carried out in 1960-1961 before the flooding under the waters of the Château-Arnoux Lake enabled to discover the most important series of bronzes (statuettes and busts) in Haute-Provence.
The old village
In the Middle Age, the village expanded on the...
The old village
In the Middle Age, the village expanded on the...
Services
Car park
- Equipment
- Restaurant
- Coach parking
- Pay car park
- Car park
- Public WC
- Camper van reception area
- Play area
- Exhibition space
Location
- www.lescale.fr
Spoken languages
Environment
- Lake 5 km away
- Town location
- Mountain view
- Lakeside or by stretch of water
- Lakeside or by stretch of water
- River 5 km away
- Waterside
- Riverside
- Close to a public transportation
