LGV Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur LGV Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur The LGV Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, also referred to as the LGV PACA and LGV Côte d'Azur, is a French high-speed rail project intended to extend the LGV Méditerranée towards the Côte d'Azur. The project is not currently funded and construction would begin around 2020 at the earliest. Three principal route options were considered, mainly concerning the alignment between Avignon, Aix-en-Provence, Toulon and Draguignan. Additional connections between the mediterranean coast between Barcelona, Montpellier, Marseille, Nice and Genoa and the southern cross route towards Toulouse and Bordeaux would be affected; the new line would link Marseille to Genoa in 3:15,
Banon, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence chapels and two parishes in the 19th century. At least four other chapels have disappeared. Banon has two parish churches and three chapels remaining: Banon is the village where the story takes place of The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono. The animated film adaptation by Frédéric Back (1987) won the Oscar for Best Short Film in 1988. Banon, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Banon is a commune in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-eastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as "Banonais" or "Banonaises". Banon is located next to the Plateau of Albion some 15