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Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire | |
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Church of Saint-Pierre | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
Arrondissement | Forcalquier |
Canton | Forcalquier |
Intercommunality | Haute Provence |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | André Peta |
Area 1 | 27.78 km2 (10.73 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | 1,113 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 04192 /04870 |
Elevation | 386–767 m (1,266–2,516 ft) (avg. 543 m or 1,781 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 875 | — |
1800 | 857 | −2.1% |
1806 | 882 | +2.9% |
1821 | 934 | +5.9% |
1831 | 973 | +4.2% |
1836 | 986 | +1.3% |
1841 | 999 | +1.3% |
1846 | 949 | −5.0% |
1851 | 1,014 | +6.8% |
1856 | 1,028 | +1.4% |
1861 | 1,000 | −2.7% |
1866 | 983 | −1.7% |
1872 | 940 | −4.4% |
1876 | 877 | −6.7% |
1881 | 857 | −2.3% |
1886 | 785 | −8.4% |
1891 | 779 | −0.8% |
1896 | 713 | −8.5% |
1901 | 701 | −1.7% |
1906 | 706 | +0.7% |
1911 | 656 | −7.1% |
1921 | 581 | −11.4% |
1926 | 515 | −11.4% |
1931 | 460 | −10.7% |
1936 | 374 | −18.7% |
1946 | 420 | +12.3% |
1954 | 387 | −7.9% |
1962 | 380 | −1.8% |
1968 | 443 | +16.6% |
1975 | 617 | +39.3% |
1982 | 713 | +15.6% |
1990 | 844 | +18.4% |
1999 | 904 | +7.1% |
2006 | 1,065 | +17.8% |
2009 | 1,164 | +9.3% |
Observatory
Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire is the "host town" of the Haute-Provence Observatory, a nationally ranked facility. It is considered, by many astronomers, to be the best European low-altitude (400 meters) observatory in operation. There is also an astronomy center for educational purposes. It hosts students of elementary schools for brief stays (1–2 weeks) during the year and organizes theme nights of combined sky observations and expositions/debates on different themes.
St. Michael was chosen as the location of the Haute-Provence Observatory site, about 600 meters north. The village is located 543m altitude. The rock Guerin rises to 767 meters in the municipality. The neighboring towns of Saint-Michel-Observatoire are Revest des Brousses, Mane, Dauphin, Saint-Martin-les-Eaux, Villemus, Reillane and Aubenas-les-Alpes.
The territory of the Regional Natural Park of Luberon
The village is located in the Regional Natural Park of Luberon. The town is one of the seventy-seven Member States of the Regional Natural Park of the Luberon Park, which extends from Cavaillon in the west to the east Durance, two departments and eighty-five towns and 185,145 hectares. To the south, it overlooks the Luberon Durance basin and the county of Aigues.
The town has two main villages, Saint-Michel and Lincel and several hamlets including the Craux, and quite a few differences.
International relations
The commune is twinned with:
Monte Porzio Catone, Italy
See also
- Luberon
- Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department
- St Michel l'Observatoire en Haute Provence
References
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