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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 | 540–1,093 m (1,770–3,586 ft) (avg. 760 m/2,490 ft) |
| Land area1 | 39.81 km2 (15.37 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,074 (2008) |
| - Density | 27 /km2 (70 /sq mi) |
| 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Banon is a commune in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in southeastern France.
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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.
The river Calavon has its source in the commune.
| Year | 1765 | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 |
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| Population | 848 | 1004 | 945 | 1163 | 1272 | 1337 | 1316 | 1373 | 1352 | 1307 |
| Year | 1856 | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 |
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| Population | 1266 | 1260 | 1172 | 1163 | 1234 | 1206 | 1159 | 1083 | 1039 | 1018 |
| Year | 1906 | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 |
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| Population | 1017 | 1005 | 879 | 783 | 746 | 735 | 737 | 676 | 664 | 767 |
| Year | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 850 | 973 | 940 | 878 | 1074 |
Its inhabitants known as Banonais.