Banon, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Banon
Banon
Administration
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Banon
Intercommunality	Pays de Banon
Mayor	Cyrille Prache (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	540–1,093 m (1,770–3,586 ft) (avg. 760 m or 2,490 ft)
Land area1	39.81 km2 (15.37 sq mi)
Population2	1,074  (2008)
- Density	27 /km2 (70 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	04018/ 04150
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.

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

Geography

The village is situated on the Albion plateau, between the Mont Ventoux and the Lure Mountain. Surrounded by hills with fields of lavender and cereal, the town has become famous for the pungent goat's cheese banon that is bought wrapped in chestnut leaves.

The river Calavon has its source in the commune.

Population

Historical population of Banon, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Year	1765	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
Population	848	1004	945	1163	1272	1337	1316	1373	1352	1307

Year	1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901
Population	1266	1260	1172	1163	1234	1206	1159	1083	1039	1018

Year	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968
Population	1017	1005	879	783	746	735	737	676	664	767

Year	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	850	973	940	878	1074

Its inhabitants known as Banonais.

See also

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

References

• INSEE