Prads-Haute-Bléone
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| Prads-Haute-Bléone | ||
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  Prads-Haute-Bléone | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Prads-Haute-Bléone | ||
| Coordinates: 44°13′15″N 6°26′38″E / 44.2208°N 6.4439°ECoordinates: 44°13′15″N 6°26′38″E / 44.2208°N 6.4439°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
| Arrondissement | Digne-les-Bains | |
| Canton | La Javie | |
| Intercommunality | Haute Bléone | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Bartolini | |
| Area | ||
| • Land1 | 165.64 km2 (63.95 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008) | ||
| • Population2 | 172 | |
| • Population2 Density | 1.0/km2 (2.7/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 04155 / 04390 | |
| Elevation |
831–2,961 m (2,726–9,715 ft) (avg. 1,036 m or 3,399 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Prads-Haute-Bléone is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.
Geography
The village lies on the right bank of the Bléone, which has its source in the northeastern part of the commune and flows southwest through the middle of the commune. On its border with Méolans-Revel stands the Tête de l'Estrop (2,961 m), the highest summit of the Provence Alps and Prealps.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 319 | — |
| 1800 | 554 | +73.7% |
| 1806 | 476 | −14.1% |
| 1821 | 500 | +5.0% |
| 1831 | 486 | −2.8% |
| 1836 | 560 | +15.2% |
| 1841 | 532 | −5.0% |
| 1846 | 525 | −1.3% |
| 1851 | 538 | +2.5% |
| 1856 | 501 | −6.9% |
| 1861 | 499 | −0.4% |
| 1866 | 473 | −5.2% |
| 1872 | 446 | −5.7% |
| 1876 | 448 | +0.4% |
| 1881 | 390 | −12.9% |
| 1886 | 381 | −2.3% |
| 1891 | 368 | −3.4% |
| 1896 | 345 | −6.2% |
| 1901 | 329 | −4.6% |
| 1906 | 318 | −3.3% |
| 1911 | 298 | −6.3% |
| 1921 | 228 | −23.5% |
| 1926 | 211 | −7.5% |
| 1931 | 176 | −16.6% |
| 1936 | 164 | −6.8% |
| 1946 | 118 | −28.0% |
| 1954 | 102 | −13.6% |
| 1962 | 105 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 111 | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 119 | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 151 | +26.9% |
| 1990 | 180 | +19.2% |
| 1999 | 145 | −19.4% |
| 2008 | 172 | +18.6% |
See also
References
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