Valernes

Valernes
Commune
The Fombeton bridge, in Valernes
Coat of arms
Location of Valernes
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Coordinates: 44°15′47″N 5°57′32″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Seyne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Christophe Pik
Area 1	28.49 km2 (11.00 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	241
• Density	8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04231 /04200
Elevation	460–1,357 m (1,509–4,452 ft) (avg. 625 m or 2,051 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Valernes (French pronunciation: [valɛʁn]; Template:Lang-oc) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1765 541 —     1793 686 +26.8% 1800 646 −5.8% 1806 658 +1.9% 1821 643 −2.3% 1831 687 +6.8% 1836 701 +2.0% 1841 702 +0.1% 1846 711 +1.3% 1851 681 −4.2% 1856 707 +3.8% 1861 662 −6.4% 1866 591 −10.7% 1872 623 +5.4% 1876 590 −5.3% 1881 583 −1.2% 1886 572 −1.9% 1891 488 −14.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 497 +1.8% 1901 437 −12.1% 1906 431 −1.4% 1911 412 −4.4% 1921 316 −23.3% 1926 300 −5.1% 1931 285 −5.0% 1936 252 −11.6% 1946 229 −9.1% 1954 218 −4.8% 1962 191 −12.4% 1968 174 −8.9% 1975 142 −18.4% 1982 178 +25.4% 1990 222 +24.7% 1999 231 +4.1% 2008 241 +4.3%

See also

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