TER Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur TER Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur TER Provence Alpes-Côte-d'Azur (TER PACA) is the regional rail network serving the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France. This network is operated by SNCF. <br> The public transport authority, the Regional Council, runs 800 trains a day, especially near Avignon, Marseille, Toulon and Nice. 100,000 users take regional trains each day. The network is made up of 17 train lines. All bus lines are operated by private operators under the Regional Council Authority. Unlike other regions in France, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur separates their trains into two services: This separation is done due to the presence of big metropolises on
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence the population, 32.8% of available housing in the department are second homes. The department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is one of the least densely populated of France with barely more than 20 inhabitants per km. The population is concentrated mainly in the valleys of the Durance, the Bléone (up to Digne) and the nearby flat lands. The rest of the department is sparsely populated (less than 10 inhabitants per km over most of the territory). Half of the Communes have less than 200 inhabitants, 17 communes have less than 50 and many villages have been abandoned. The towns are small: only Digne-les-Bains