Méolans-Revel

Méolans-Revel

The bell tower of the church of Saint-Julien, in Méolans-Revel
Méolans-Revel

Coordinates: 44°24′08″N 6°30′44″E / 44.4022°N 6.5122°ECoordinates: 44°24′08″N 6°30′44″E / 44.4022°N 6.5122°E
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Barcelonnette
Canton Le Lauzet-Ubaye
Intercommunality Vallée de l'Ubaye
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Émile Tron
Area1 127.74 km2 (49.32 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 330
 • Density 2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 04161 / 04340
Elevation 912–2,928 m (2,992–9,606 ft)
(avg. 1,040 m or 3,410 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.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17651,114—    
17931,039−6.7%
1800906−12.8%
1806897−1.0%
1821896−0.1%
1831973+8.6%
1836926−4.8%
1841933+0.8%
1846918−1.6%
1851855−6.9%
1856833−2.6%
1861771−7.4%
1866831+7.8%
1872752−9.5%
1876740−1.6%
1881701−5.3%
1886710+1.3%
1891644−9.3%
1896272−57.8%
1901255−6.2%
1906512+100.8%
1911237−53.7%
1921204−13.9%
1926202−1.0%
1931402+99.0%
1936366−9.0%
1946298−18.6%
1954238−20.1%
1962205−13.9%
1968173−15.6%
1975230+32.9%
1982224−2.6%
1990227+1.3%
1999284+25.1%
2008330+16.2%

Incidents

On the 24 March 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 travelling from Barcelona to Düsseldorf crashed in a region near Méolans-Revel.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/germanwings-flight-4u9525-airbus-a320-crashes-in-southern-france-with-150-aboard-1.3006701
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