Valensole

Valensole
A general view of the village of Valensole A general view of the village of Valensole
Coat of arms
Location of Valensole
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Digne-les-Bains
Canton	Valensole
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Aurric
Area 1	127.77 km2 (49.33 sq mi)
Population  (2008)	2,875
• Density	23/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04230 /04210
Elevation	290–651 m (951–2,136 ft) (avg. 595 m or 1,952 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Year	Pop.	±%
1765	3,117	—
1793	3,532	+13.3%
1806	3,566	+1.0%
1821	3,281	−8.0%
1831	3,521	+7.3%
1836	3,284	−6.7%
1841	3,135	−4.5%
1846	3,049	−2.7%
1851	3,151	+3.3%
1856	3,134	−0.5%
1861	3,072	−2.0%
1866	3,021	−1.7%
1872	3,186	+5.5%
1876	3,065	−3.8%
1881	3,020	−1.5%
1886	2,907	−3.7%
1891	2,807	−3.4%
1896	2,624	−6.5%
1901	2,550	−2.8%
1906	2,509	−1.6%
1911	2,357	−6.1%
1921	1,917	−18.7%
1926	1,924	+0.4%
1931	1,960	+1.9%
1936	1,966	+0.3%
1946	1,790	−9.0%
1954	1,784	−0.3%
1962	1,712	−4.0%
1968	1,791	+4.6%
1975	1,721	−3.9%
1982	1,944	+13.0%
1990	2,202	+13.3%
1999	2,334	+6.0%
2008	2,875	+23.2%

See also

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

References

• INSEE