L'Escale

L'Escale
Commune

L'Escale Lake as viewed from Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban.

Coat of arms
L'Escale

Coordinates: 44°05′10″N 6°01′25″E / 44.0861°N 6.0236°E / 44.0861; 6.0236Coordinates: 44°05′10″N 6°01′25″E / 44.0861°N 6.0236°E / 44.0861; 6.0236
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Digne-les-Bains
Canton Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban
Intercommunality Moyenne Durance
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Claude Fiaert
Area1 20.36 km2 (7.86 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,255
 • Density 62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 04079 /04160
Elevation 408–1,081 m (1,339–3,547 ft)
(avg. 475 m or 1,558 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.

L'Escale is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. It is located on the eastern bank of the Durance opposite Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban.

Geography

L'Escale and surrounding districts

The Bléone forms the commune's southern border, then flows into the Durance, which forms the commune's western border.

L'Escale Dam

Work began on the dam in 1959 being completed in 1963.[1] With a height of 30ms it retains 15.70 hm³ of water.[1] It is 126 metres long with a road carriageway along which runs the Route Napoleon.[1] There is attached to the dam a power station whose three units produce a total of 170,000 KWs of electricity.[2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1765581—    
1793633+9.0%
1800715+13.0%
1806603−15.7%
1821606+0.5%
1831651+7.4%
1836621−4.6%
1841617−0.6%
1846591−4.2%
1851574−2.9%
1856540−5.9%
1861532−1.5%
1866560+5.3%
1872504−10.0%
1876540+7.1%
1881510−5.6%
1886479−6.1%
1891469−2.1%
1896423−9.8%
1901448+5.9%
1906400−10.7%
1911408+2.0%
1921365−10.5%
1926404+10.7%
1931381−5.7%
1936374−1.8%
1946360−3.7%
1954416+15.6%
1962722+73.6%
1968570−21.1%
1975722+26.7%
1982948+31.3%
19901,100+16.0%
19991,166+6.0%
20081,255+7.6%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Janberg, Nicolas Janberg. "L'Escale Dam (L'Escale/Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban, 1963) | Structurae". Structurae. Nicolas Janberg. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Plichon, J. N. (1968). Water for Peace: Volume 8 Planning and developing water programs. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 394. Retrieved 2 May 2017.


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