Valensole

Valensole
A general view of the village of Valensole A general view of the village of Valensole
Coat of arms of Valensole Coat of arms
Valensole
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Valensole
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Digne-les-Bains
Canton	Valensole
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Aurric
Area1	127.77 km2 (49.33 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	2,875
• Density	23/km2 (58/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	04230 / 04210
Elevation	290–651 m (951–2,136 ft) (avg. 595 m or 1,952 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.

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

Geography

The river Asse forms most of the commune's northern border, then flows into the Durance, which forms all of its western border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1765	3,117	—
1793	3,532	+13.3%
1806	3,566	+1.0%
1821	3,281	−8.0%
1831	3,521	+7.3%
1836	3,284	−6.7%
1841	3,135	−4.5%
1846	3,049	−2.7%
1851	3,151	+3.3%
1856	3,134	−0.5%
1861	3,072	−2.0%
1866	3,021	−1.7%
1872	3,186	+5.5%
1876	3,065	−3.8%
1881	3,020	−1.5%
1886	2,907	−3.7%
1891	2,807	−3.4%
1896	2,624	−6.5%
1901	2,550	−2.8%
1906	2,509	−1.6%
1911	2,357	−6.1%
1921	1,917	−18.7%
1926	1,924	+0.4%
1931	1,960	+1.9%
1936	1,966	+0.3%
1946	1,790	−9.0%
1954	1,784	−0.3%
1962	1,712	−4.0%
1968	1,791	+4.6%
1975	1,721	−3.9%
1982	1,944	+13.0%
1990	2,202	+13.3%
1999	2,334	+6.0%
2008	2,875	+23.2%

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

References

• INSEE