Le Caire (French pronunciation: [lə kɛʁ]; Occitan: Lo Caire) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France, about 30 km north of Sisteron. The town's principal economic activity is aboriculture.

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Le Caire
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Le Caire
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Coordinates: 44°22′13″N 6°03′38″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Seyne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Magnan[1]
Area 1	17.63 km2 (6.81 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	74
• Density	4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04037 /04250
Elevation	743–1,559 m (2,438–5,115 ft) (avg. 720 m or 2,360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Its inhabitants are called Cairois in French.

The town's via ferrata, named Via ferrata de la grande fistoire, was created in 1996. In 2006, the via had been climbed by 40,000 people. It is also the nearest via ferrata to Marseille.^[4]

The town's old lime plaster mill was declared an historic monument in 1996.^[5]

• Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department