La Motte-du-Caire

La Motte-du-Caire

War memorial

Coat of arms
La Motte-du-Caire

Coordinates: 44°20′40″N 6°01′45″E / 44.3444°N 6.0292°ECoordinates: 44°20′40″N 6°01′45″E / 44.3444°N 6.0292°E
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Forcalquier
Canton La Motte-du-Caire
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Marcel Clément
Area1 27.27 km2 (10.53 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 507
 • Density 19/km2 (48/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 04134 / 04250
Elevation 623–1,547 m (2,044–5,075 ft)
(avg. 707 m or 2,320 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.

La Motte-du-Caire is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1765645—    
1793550−14.7%
1800581+5.6%
1806611+5.2%
1821574−6.1%
1831692+20.6%
1836692+0.0%
1841719+3.9%
1846717−0.3%
1851720+0.4%
1856659−8.5%
1861680+3.2%
1866690+1.5%
1872646−6.4%
1876686+6.2%
1881715+4.2%
1886697−2.5%
1891678−2.7%
1896652−3.8%
1901626−4.0%
1906595−5.0%
1911559−6.1%
1921483−13.6%
1926458−5.2%
1931444−3.1%
1936477+7.4%
1946376−21.2%
1954341−9.3%
1962362+6.2%
1968347−4.1%
1975420+21.0%
1982403−4.0%
1990438+8.7%
1999484+10.5%
2008507+4.8%

See also

References

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