As of , the commune had a population of 16, Its inhabitants are called Dignois masculine and Dignoises feminine. Placed in the geographical centre of the Department, the commune is home to 17, inhabitants, making it one of the smaller prefectures of France by its population.
The town centre is at metres 1, ft altitude. Its geographical location is quite remarkable, given that it lies at the edge of the Prealps , on a thrust fault that bears its name. With the annexation of neighbouring towns, especially downstream, the town extends over 8 kilometres 5. Summers are hot and relatively dry, and winters are mildly cold and relatively wet, with air frosts being regular in the winter months. The districts of the town cover the alluvium of the streams which converge upstream of the Cluse.
The most eastern suburbs joined a line of limestone hills with flint of the Carixian age, forming russet cliffs oriented to the south-west. Their healing powers are linked to their ascent along the gypsiferous Triassic levels of the sole thrust of the Nappe de Digne.
In respect of its 'world famous and outstanding accumulation of fossils from a lower Jurassic marine environment', the International Union of Geological Sciences IUGS included the 'Ammonite Slab of Digne-les-Bains' in its assemblage of 'geological heritage sites' around the world in a listing published in October In the Eaux-Chaudes Valley, there is one cold and eight hot springs used for hydrotherapy.
Some are radioactive , and contain sulfides , chlorobromides , and arsenic. The town is served by Chemins de fer de Provence via the Nice—Digne line , a narrow gauge line which operates daily.
