Valernes

Valernes

The Fombeton bridge, in Valernes

Coat of arms
Valernes

Coordinates: 44°15′47″N 5°57′32″E / 44.2631°N 5.9589°E / 44.2631; 5.9589Coordinates: 44°15′47″N 5°57′32″E / 44.2631°N 5.9589°E / 44.2631; 5.9589
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Forcalquier
Canton La Motte-du-Caire
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gérard Euloge
Area1 28.49 km2 (11.00 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 241
 • Density 8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 04231 / 04200
Elevation 460–1,357 m (1,509–4,452 ft)
(avg. 625 m or 2,051 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Valernes is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1765541—    
1793686+26.8%
1800646−5.8%
1806658+1.9%
1821643−2.3%
1831687+6.8%
1836701+2.0%
1841702+0.1%
1846711+1.3%
1851681−4.2%
1856707+3.8%
1861662−6.4%
1866591−10.7%
1872623+5.4%
1876590−5.3%
1881583−1.2%
1886572−1.9%
1891488−14.7%
1896497+1.8%
1901437−12.1%
1906431−1.4%
1911412−4.4%
1921316−23.3%
1926300−5.1%
1931285−5.0%
1936252−11.6%
1946229−9.1%
1954218−4.8%
1962191−12.4%
1968174−8.9%
1975142−18.4%
1982178+25.4%
1990222+24.7%
1999231+4.1%
2008241+4.3%

See also

References

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