Barles

Barles

A view of the bridge over the River Bès and tunnel at Barles

Coat of arms
Barles

Coordinates: 44°15′52″N 6°16′08″E / 44.2644°N 6.2689°ECoordinates: 44°15′52″N 6°16′08″E / 44.2644°N 6.2689°E
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Digne-les-Bains
Canton Seyne
Intercommunality Pays de Seyne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Claude Payan
Area1 59.05 km2 (22.80 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 152
 • Density 2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 04020 / 04140
Elevation 912–2,186 m (2,992–7,172 ft)
(avg. 985 m or 3,232 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.

Barles is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1765420—    
1793575+36.9%
1800565−1.7%
1806514−9.0%
1821526+2.3%
1831448−14.8%
1836552+23.2%
1841546−1.1%
1846547+0.2%
1851513−6.2%
1856524+2.1%
1861594+13.4%
1866537−9.6%
1872529−1.5%
1876518−2.1%
1881502−3.1%
1886457−9.0%
1891463+1.3%
1896449−3.0%
1901475+5.8%
1906464−2.3%
1911450−3.0%
1921330−26.7%
1926277−16.1%
1931267−3.6%
1936283+6.0%
1946236−16.6%
1954206−12.7%
1962123−40.3%
1968100−18.7%
197581−19.0%
198285+4.9%
1990104+22.4%
1999114+9.6%
2008152+33.3%

See also

References

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