Valensole

Valensole
Valensole
Administration
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Digne-les-Bains
Canton	Valensole
Mayor	Gérard Aurric (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	290–651 m (950–2,136 ft) (avg. 595 m or 1,952 ft)
Land area1	127.77 km2 (49.33 sq mi)
Population2	2,875  (2008)
- Density	23 /km2 (60 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	04230/ 04210
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 of Valensole

Year	1765	1793	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
Population	3117	3532	3566	3281	3521	3284	3135	3049	3151	3134

Year	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
Population	3072	3021	3186	3065	3020	2907	2807	2624	2550	2509

Year	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
Population	2357	1917	1924	1960	1966	1790	1784	1712	1791	1721

Year	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	1944	2202	2334	2875

See also

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

References

• INSEE