Sabença de la Valèia

Sabença de la Valèia (literally "Knowledge of the Valley") is a learned society based in Barcelonnette, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of France. Founded in 1980, it is dedicated to the study, preservation, and promotion of the Ubaye Valley (also known as the Vallée de Barcelonnette) and its heritage. The association conducts research and disseminates knowledge across a wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, botany, ecology, ethnology, folklore, genealogy, heraldry, numismatics, heritage protection, and religion. It supports the programs of the Musée de la vallée, the enhancement of fortifications, and both civil and religious heritage. It also serves as a technical relay for numerous cultural and research initiatives concerning the valley. The society publishes a quarterly periodical titled "La vie en Ubaye - Toute la Vallée" and has co-edited or published several books, such as "Voyage photographique au cœur des Alpes du Sud" (2003) and works on the Barcelonnettes, emigrants from the valley who became merchants and planters in Mexico and Louisiana. Its headquarters are in Barcelonnette, and it remains an active organization in the cultural life of the region.

Sabença de la Valèia was founded in 1980 in Barcelonnette, a town in the Ubaye Valley of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, France. The name means "Knowledge of the Valley" in the local Occitan language. Since its creation, the society has aimed to research, study, and disseminate all aspects of the valley's heritage. It provides support to the Musée de la vallée, works on the enhancement of fortifications, and promotes civil and religious heritage. Over the years, it has served as a technical relay for many cultural and research initiatives. The society's activities span numerous fields, including anthropology, archaeology, botany, ecology, ethnology, folklore, genealogy, heraldry, numismatics, heritage protection, and religion. It publishes a quarterly periodical, "La vie en Ubaye - Toute la Vallée," and has co-edited or published several books, such as "Voyage photographique au cœur des Alpes du Sud" (2003) and works on the Barcelonnettes, emigrants from the valley who became merchants and planters in Mexico and Louisiana. The society remains active in the cultural life of the Ubaye Valley.

• 2004

  Published fourth augmented edition of "Les Barcelonnettes au Mexique".

• 2003

  Co-edited "Voyage photographique au cœur des Alpes du Sud".

• 1980

  Founded in Barcelonnette.

A learned society dedicated to the study and promotion of the Ubaye Valley's heritage.

• La vie en Ubaye - Toute la Vallée

  Quarterly periodical published by the society.

• Voyage photographique au cœur des Alpes du Sud

  Co-edited with éditions A. Barthélemy, Avignon, 2003.

• De L'Ubaye aux rives du Mississippi Les Barcelonnettes commerçants-planteurs de Louisiane

  By Jean-Claude Hippolyte-Piolle.

• Un grand patron Barcelonnette au Mexique

  By Jean-Louis Anglade.

• Album d'Honneur

  Reprint of a work printed in Mexico in 1919.

• Les Barcelonnettes au Mexique

  Fourth augmented edition, 200 pages, 2004.

• L'œuvre militante du peintre ubayen Jean Caire

  On the activist work of the Ubaye painter Jean Caire.

1. 1Sabença de la Valeia - Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org
2. 2Sabença de la Valèia - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Official websitesabenca-valeia.org