Banon, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
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Commune of Banon |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
| Arrondissement | Forcalquier |
| Canton | Banon |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Banon |
| Mayor | Cyrille Prache (2008-2014) |
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| Elevation | 540 m–1093 m (avg. 760 m) |
| Land area¹ | 39,81 km² |
| Population² (2005) |
1027 |
| - Density | 25/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 04018/ 04150 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Banon is a commune in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in southeastern France. Its inhabitants known as Banonais.
The village is situated on the Albion plateau, between the Mont Ventoux and the Lure Mountain. Surrounded by hills with fields of lavender and cereal, the town has become famous for the pungent goat's cheese banon that is bought wrapped in chestnut leaves.
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