Marcoux, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

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Marcoux

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Marcoux
Coordinates: 44°07′N 6°16′E / 44.12°N 6.27°E / 44.12; 6.27Coordinates: 44°07′N 6°16′E / 44.12°N 6.27°E / 44.12; 6.27
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Digne-les-Bains
Canton Digne-les-Bains-Est
Intercommunality Trois Vallées
Government
  Mayor (20082014) André Picard
Area
  Land1 32.17 km2 (12.42 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 492
  Population2 Density 15/km2 (40/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 04113 / 04420
Elevation 604–1,311 m (1,982–4,301 ft)
(avg. 691 m or 2,267 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.

Marcoux is a village and commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of southeastern France.

The closest airport to Marcoux is Nice Airport (91 km) slightly further afield are Avignon Airport (113 km), Marseille Airport (115 km), or Toulon Airport (115 km).[1]

Geography

The Bléone river flows southwest through the northern part of the commune and forms part of its northeastern and western borders.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1765 369    
1793 309−16.3%
1800 257−16.8%
1806 301+17.1%
1821 300−0.3%
1831 319+6.3%
1836 360+12.9%
1841 363+0.8%
1846 385+6.1%
1851 375−2.6%
1856 346−7.7%
1861 287−17.1%
1866 280−2.4%
1872 300+7.1%
1876 317+5.7%
1881 306−3.5%
1886 288−5.9%
1891 262−9.0%
1896 304+16.0%
1901 270−11.2%
1906 271+0.4%
1911 288+6.3%
1921 262−9.0%
1926 214−18.3%
1931 199−7.0%
1936 184−7.5%
1946 178−3.3%
1954 189+6.2%
1962 180−4.8%
1968 166−7.8%
1975 305+83.7%
1982 390+27.9%
1990 414+6.2%
1999 402−2.9%
2008 492+22.4%

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