Volonne

Volonne
Commune
The church of Saint-Martin, in Volonne
Coat of arms
Location of Volonne
Volonne Volonne
Coordinates: 44°06′42″N 6°00′54″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Digne-les-Bains
Canton	Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban
Intercommunality	Moyenne Durance
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jacques Bonte
Area 1	24.61 km2 (9.50 sq mi)
Population  (2008)	1,648
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04244 /04290
Elevation	433–1,244 m (1,421–4,081 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1765	1,095	—
1793	1,109	+1.3%
1800	980	−11.6%
1806	1,135	+15.8%
1821	1,176	+3.6%
1831	1,278	+8.7%
1836	1,366	+6.9%
1841	1,269	−7.1%
1846	1,222	−3.7%
1851	1,129	−7.6%
1856	1,106	−2.0%
1861	1,056	−4.5%
1866	1,038	−1.7%
1872	988	−4.8%
1876	926	−6.3%
1881	927	+0.1%
1886	914	−1.4%
1891	942	+3.1%
1896	882	−6.4%
1901	761	−13.7%
1906	778	+2.2%
1911	722	−7.2%
1921	654	−9.4%
1926	683	+4.4%
1931	627	−8.2%
1936	658	+4.9%
1946	747	+13.5%
1954	823	+10.2%
1962	1,039	+26.2%
1968	1,070	+3.0%
1975	1,253	+17.1%
1982	1,309	+4.5%
1990	1,387	+6.0%
1999	1,514	+9.2%
2008	1,648	+8.9%

See also

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

References

• INSEE