Trans-en-Provence Trans-en-Provence Trans-en-Provence (Provençal: "Tranç") is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Trans-en-Provence is famous among the ufologists as the site of an alleged UFO incident called the "Trans-en-Provence Case". The village which was originally located on the hill St Victor took the name Trans (Latin: "beyond") on moving across the river Nartuby. The name appears in 1004, in the proceedings of the cartulary of the Abbey of Saint Victor, Marseille. At the end of the twelfth century, the village came under the authority of the Count of Provence who gave it as
Barras, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence just 5 Second homes in the commune. The Church of Saint Nicolas (17th century) has a bell tower with arches and two windows above the church. The nave rises to the roof. The door indicates a date in the 17th century. Its Retable is decorated with a common theme of the "Donation pof the Rosary". The Church contains a Baptismal font (19th century) that is registered as an historical object. The commune also has three chapels in ruins: Barras, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Barras is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-eastern France. The inhabitants of the