Manosque
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Commune of Manosque Durance River near Manosque |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 05° 47' 02" E |
| Latitude | 43° 50' 03" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
| Arrondissement | Forcalquier |
| Canton | Chief town of 3 cantons |
| Mayor | Bernard Jeanmet-Peralta (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 279 m–730 m (avg. 330 m) |
| Land area¹ | 58 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
20,309 |
| - Density (1999) | 345/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 04112/ 04100 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Manosque (Provençal Occitan: Manòsca in classical norm or Manosco in Mistralian norm) is a town a commune of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département, in southeastern France.
[edit] Miscellaneous
Manosque was the birthplace of author Jean Giono (1895-1970) and composer Adolphe Blanc (1828–1885).
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