Saint-Benoît, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Saint-Benoît

Bridge of Queen Jeanne over the Coulomp

Coat of arms
Saint-Benoît

Coordinates: 43°58′05″N 6°43′35″E / 43.9681°N 6.7264°ECoordinates: 43°58′05″N 6°43′35″E / 43.9681°N 6.7264°E
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Castellane
Canton Annot
Intercommunality Terres de Lumière
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Henri Ferraro
Area1 21.03 km2 (8.12 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 122
 • Density 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 04174 / 04240
Elevation 515–1,402 m (1,690–4,600 ft)
(avg. 720 m or 2,360 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.

Saint-Benoît is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1765429—    
1793550+28.2%
1800396−28.0%
1806445+12.4%
1821523+17.5%
1831512−2.1%
1836556+8.6%
1841590+6.1%
1846548−7.1%
1851516−5.8%
1856479−7.2%
1861431−10.0%
1866395−8.4%
1872392−0.8%
1876385−1.8%
1881405+5.2%
1886415+2.5%
1891402−3.1%
1896379−5.7%
1901269−29.0%
1906298+10.8%
1911258−13.4%
1921244−5.4%
1926248+1.6%
1931191−23.0%
1936183−4.2%
1946174−4.9%
1954146−16.1%
196297−33.6%
196871−26.8%
197554−23.9%
198266+22.2%
199085+28.8%
1999112+31.8%
2008122+8.9%

See also

References

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