Le Castellet, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Le Castellet

The village of Le Castellet

Coat of arms
Le Castellet

Coordinates: 43°56′22″N 5°58′51″E / 43.9394°N 5.9808°ECoordinates: 43°56′22″N 5°58′51″E / 43.9394°N 5.9808°E
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Digne-les-Bains
Canton Les Mées
Intercommunality Val de Rancure
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Henri Garcia
Area1 18.87 km2 (7.29 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 257
  Density 14/km2 (35/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 04041 / 04700
Elevation 362–665 m (1,188–2,182 ft)
(avg. 480 m or 1,570 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.

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

Geography

The river Asse forms part of the commune's southern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1765357    
1793375+5.0%
1806346−7.7%
1821365+5.5%
1831338−7.4%
1836299−11.5%
1841261−12.7%
1846334+28.0%
1851319−4.5%
1856336+5.3%
1861282−16.1%
1866271−3.9%
1872247−8.9%
1876228−7.7%
1881246+7.9%
1886250+1.6%
1891220−12.0%
1896218−0.9%
1901206−5.5%
1906186−9.7%
1911198+6.5%
1921181−8.6%
1926177−2.2%
1931181+2.3%
1936133−26.5%
1946153+15.0%
1954131−14.4%
1962139+6.1%
1968125−10.1%
1975151+20.8%
1982186+23.2%
1990172−7.5%
1999202+17.4%
2008257+27.2%

See also

References

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