Les Mées, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
| Les Mées | ||
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The village of Les Mées, seen from the village of Peyruis | ||
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  Les Mées | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Les Mées | ||
| Coordinates: 44°01′50″N 5°58′38″E / 44.0306°N 5.9772°ECoordinates: 44°01′50″N 5°58′38″E / 44.0306°N 5.9772°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
| Arrondissement | Digne-les-Bains | |
| Canton | Les Mées | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Raymond Philippe | |
| Area1 | 65.4 km2 (25.3 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 3,591 | |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 04116 / 04190 | |
| Elevation |
348–824 m (1,142–2,703 ft) (avg. 410 m or 1,350 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Les Mées (Occitan: Lei Mès) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.
Geography
The Bléone forms the commune's northern border, then flows into the Durance, which forms the commune's western border.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1765 | 2,014 | — |
| 1793 | 1,805 | −10.4% |
| 1806 | 2,209 | +22.4% |
| 1821 | 2,146 | −2.9% |
| 1831 | 2,129 | −0.8% |
| 1836 | 2,082 | −2.2% |
| 1841 | 2,030 | −2.5% |
| 1846 | 1,950 | −3.9% |
| 1851 | 1,893 | −2.9% |
| 1856 | 1,964 | +3.8% |
| 1861 | 2,030 | +3.4% |
| 1866 | 2,116 | +4.2% |
| 1872 | 2,165 | +2.3% |
| 1876 | 2,214 | +2.3% |
| 1881 | 2,124 | −4.1% |
| 1886 | 2,034 | −4.2% |
| 1891 | 1,993 | −2.0% |
| 1896 | 1,922 | −3.6% |
| 1901 | 1,924 | +0.1% |
| 1906 | 1,753 | −8.9% |
| 1911 | 1,783 | +1.7% |
| 1921 | 1,491 | −16.4% |
| 1926 | 1,449 | −2.8% |
| 1931 | 1,451 | +0.1% |
| 1936 | 1,390 | −4.2% |
| 1946 | 1,542 | +10.9% |
| 1954 | 1,566 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 2,370 | +51.3% |
| 1968 | 2,063 | −13.0% |
| 1975 | 2,128 | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 2,275 | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 2,601 | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 2,925 | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 3,591 | +22.8% |
See also
References
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