L'Escale
| L'Escale | ||
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The bridge and dam of L'Escale | ||
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  L'Escale | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  L'Escale | ||
| Coordinates: 44°05′10″N 6°01′25″E / 44.0861°N 6.0236°ECoordinates: 44°05′10″N 6°01′25″E / 44.0861°N 6.0236°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
| Arrondissement | Forcalquier | |
| Canton | Volonne | |
| Intercommunality | Moyenne Durance | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Claude Fiaert | |
| Area1 | 20.36 km2 (7.86 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,255 | |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 04079 / 04160 | |
| Elevation |
408–1,081 m (1,339–3,547 ft) (avg. 475 m or 1,558 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. | ||
L'Escale is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.
Geography
The Bléone forms the commune's southern border, then flows into the Durance, which forms the commune's western border.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1765 | 581 | — |
| 1793 | 633 | +9.0% |
| 1800 | 715 | +13.0% |
| 1806 | 603 | −15.7% |
| 1821 | 606 | +0.5% |
| 1831 | 651 | +7.4% |
| 1836 | 621 | −4.6% |
| 1841 | 617 | −0.6% |
| 1846 | 591 | −4.2% |
| 1851 | 574 | −2.9% |
| 1856 | 540 | −5.9% |
| 1861 | 532 | −1.5% |
| 1866 | 560 | +5.3% |
| 1872 | 504 | −10.0% |
| 1876 | 540 | +7.1% |
| 1881 | 510 | −5.6% |
| 1886 | 479 | −6.1% |
| 1891 | 469 | −2.1% |
| 1896 | 423 | −9.8% |
| 1901 | 448 | +5.9% |
| 1906 | 400 | −10.7% |
| 1911 | 408 | +2.0% |
| 1921 | 365 | −10.5% |
| 1926 | 404 | +10.7% |
| 1931 | 381 | −5.7% |
| 1936 | 374 | −1.8% |
| 1946 | 360 | −3.7% |
| 1954 | 416 | +15.6% |
| 1962 | 722 | +73.6% |
| 1968 | 570 | −21.1% |
| 1975 | 722 | +26.7% |
| 1982 | 948 | +31.3% |
| 1990 | 1,100 | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 1,166 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1,255 | +7.6% |
See also
References
External links
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