On 12 August 1793, the department of Vaucluse was created from parts of the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme, and Basses-Alpes.
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (okcitansko "Aups d'Auta Provença", oznaka 04) so francoski departma, ki se nahaja na jugovzhodu države ob meji z Italijo.