Melve
| Melve | ||
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The chapel in Melve | ||
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  Melve | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Melve | ||
| Coordinates: 44°21′20″N 5°59′26″E / 44.3556°N 5.9906°ECoordinates: 44°21′20″N 5°59′26″E / 44.3556°N 5.9906°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) | Jean-Christian Borchi | |
| Area1 | 14.11 km2 (5.45 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 106 | |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 04118 / 04250 | |
| Elevation |
698–1,478 m (2,290–4,849 ft) (avg. 800 m or 2,600 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. | ||
Melve is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1765 | 371 | — |
| 1793 | 360 | −3.0% |
| 1800 | 327 | −9.2% |
| 1806 | 366 | +11.9% |
| 1821 | 407 | +11.2% |
| 1831 | 290 | −28.7% |
| 1836 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 348 | +20.0% |
| 1846 | 312 | −10.3% |
| 1851 | 286 | −8.3% |
| 1856 | 264 | −7.7% |
| 1861 | 264 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 261 | −1.1% |
| 1872 | 262 | +0.4% |
| 1876 | 253 | −3.4% |
| 1881 | 267 | +5.5% |
| 1886 | 215 | −19.5% |
| 1891 | 242 | +12.6% |
| 1896 | 208 | −14.0% |
| 1901 | 165 | −20.7% |
| 1906 | 186 | +12.7% |
| 1911 | 180 | −3.2% |
| 1921 | 123 | −31.7% |
| 1926 | 113 | −8.1% |
| 1931 | 99 | −12.4% |
| 1936 | 114 | +15.2% |
| 1946 | 107 | −6.1% |
| 1954 | 101 | −5.6% |
| 1962 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 75 | −25.7% |
| 1975 | 80 | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 72 | −10.0% |
| 1990 | 98 | +36.1% |
| 1999 | 114 | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 106 | −7.0% |
See also
References
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