Sigonce
| Sigonce | ||
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Clock tower | ||
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  Sigonce | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Sigonce | ||
| Coordinates: 43°59′52″N 5°50′28″E / 43.9978°N 5.8411°ECoordinates: 43°59′52″N 5°50′28″E / 43.9978°N 5.8411°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
| Arrondissement | Forcalquier | |
| Canton | Forcalquier | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Forcalquier et Montagne de Lure | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marcel Turin | |
| Area1 | 19.97 km2 (7.71 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 399 | |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 04206 / 04300 | |
| Elevation |
414–744 m (1,358–2,441 ft) (avg. 470 m or 1,540 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. | ||
Sigonce is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.
Economy
Sisteron lamb
Sisteron lamb is native of the departments of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Drôme. Derived from traditional farms, with parent breeds Merino d'Arles and Southern Alps Mourerous, they are breastfed for at least two months on pastoral areas with less than 10 sheep per hectare and with a minimum of 10 hectares. These lambs are registered under the control of the INAO. This quality requirement put an end to the practice of livestock raised in the same conditions but from other regions, including all of Provence, the Massif Central, and Piedmont.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1765 | 340 | — |
| 1793 | 361 | +6.2% |
| 1800 | 399 | +10.5% |
| 1806 | 311 | −22.1% |
| 1821 | 366 | +17.7% |
| 1831 | 489 | +33.6% |
| 1836 | 560 | +14.5% |
| 1841 | 566 | +1.1% |
| 1846 | 550 | −2.8% |
| 1851 | 557 | +1.3% |
| 1856 | 513 | −7.9% |
| 1861 | 533 | +3.9% |
| 1866 | 505 | −5.3% |
| 1872 | 543 | +7.5% |
| 1876 | 561 | +3.3% |
| 1881 | 510 | −9.1% |
| 1886 | 504 | −1.2% |
| 1891 | 425 | −15.7% |
| 1896 | 440 | +3.5% |
| 1901 | 435 | −1.1% |
| 1906 | 448 | +3.0% |
| 1911 | 419 | −6.5% |
| 1921 | 336 | −19.8% |
| 1926 | 387 | +15.2% |
| 1931 | 361 | −6.7% |
| 1936 | 337 | −6.6% |
| 1946 | 311 | −7.7% |
| 1954 | 354 | +13.8% |
| 1962 | 223 | −37.0% |
| 1968 | 173 | −22.4% |
| 1975 | 180 | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 208 | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 279 | +34.1% |
| 1999 | 319 | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 399 | +25.1% |
See also
References
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