Villeneuve, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Villeneuve

The church and surrounding buildings in Villeneuve

Coat of arms
Villeneuve

Coordinates: 43°53′42″N 5°51′49″E / 43.895°N 5.8636°ECoordinates: 43°53′42″N 5°51′49″E / 43.895°N 5.8636°E
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Forcalquier
Canton Forcalquier
Intercommunality Luberon Oriental
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jacques Echalon
Area1 25.55 km2 (9.86 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 3,444
  Density 130/km2 (350/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 04242 / 04180
Elevation 313–600 m (1,027–1,969 ft)
(avg. 450 m or 1,480 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.

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

Villeneuve is located in Durance valley. This village, like many other villages in Provence, is built on the top of a hill to keep it protected from invaders. Villeneuve in French mean "New town" but was constructed in Middle Ages, originally further in the forest on the top of a high cliff. Only the little chapel remains on the rock to show where the original village was located.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1765575    
1793647+12.5%
1800720+11.3%
1806696−3.3%
1821806+15.8%
1831872+8.2%
1836846−3.0%
1841776−8.3%
1846783+0.9%
1851793+1.3%
1856778−1.9%
1861785+0.9%
1866731−6.9%
1872798+9.2%
1876745−6.6%
1881681−8.6%
1886600−11.9%
1891576−4.0%
1896577+0.2%
1901566−1.9%
19061,143+101.9%
1911605−47.1%
1921591−2.3%
1926537−9.1%
1931496−7.6%
1936575+15.9%
1946586+1.9%
1954575−1.9%
1962639+11.1%
1968861+34.7%
19751,144+32.9%
19821,730+51.2%
19902,516+45.4%
19992,964+17.8%
20083,444+16.2%

See also

References

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