Beynes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Beynes
Commune
The old village of Beynes
Coat of arms
Location of Beynes
Beynes Beynes
Coordinates: 43°59′30″N 6°13′27″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Digne-les-Bains
Canton	Riez
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Sylvain Flores
Area 1	41.24 km2 (15.92 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	121
• Density	2.9/km2 (7.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04028 /04270
Elevation	537–1,601 m (1,762–5,253 ft) (avg. 793 m or 2,602 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

The river Asse forms all of the commune's northern border.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1765 173 —     1793 357 +106.4% 1800 326 −8.7% 1806 365 +12.0% 1821 349 −4.4% 1831 417 +19.5% 1836 406 −2.6% 1841 364 −10.3% 1846 401 +10.2% 1851 373 −7.0% 1856 351 −5.9% 1861 340 −3.1% 1866 315 −7.4% 1872 319 +1.3% 1876 326 +2.2% 1881 333 +2.1% 1886 309 −7.2% 1891 306 −1.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 279 −8.8% 1901 266 −4.7% 1906 223 −16.2% 1911 233 +4.5% 1921 162 −30.5% 1926 161 −0.6% 1931 149 −7.5% 1936 146 −2.0% 1946 109 −25.3% 1954 87 −20.2% 1962 63 −27.6% 1968 51 −19.0% 1975 54 +5.9% 1982 75 +38.9% 1990 93 +24.0% 1999 114 +22.6% 2008 121 +6.1%

See also

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