Annot

Annot
Main street
Annot
Administration
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Castellane
Canton	Annot
Intercommunality	Terres de Lumière
Mayor	Jean Ballester (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	599–1,638 m (1,965–5,374 ft) (avg. 680 m or 2,230 ft)
Land area1	29.8 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Population2	1,028  (2008)
- Density	34 /km2 (88 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	04008/ 04240
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.

Annot is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Geography

It is situated on the banks of the Vaïre river which flows right through the centre of town. It is located 15 km west of Entrevaux.

The city is located in a resurgence of sandstone, surrounded by limestone mountains as high as 680 meters. Acidic soils on the left bank of the Vaïre allow chestnuts to be grown.

Population

Historical population of Annot

Year	1765	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
Population	1023	1190	1072	1068	1160	1292	1197	1178	1149	1144

Year	1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901
Population	1161	1162	1137	1140	989	1036	1069	1046	1015	1096

Year	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968
Population	1473	1109	825	978	992	1018	1018	920	920	746

Year	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	859	1035	1053	988	1028

The inhabitants are known as Annotains.

See also

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

References

• INSEE