Valernes

Valernes
The Fombeton bridge, in Valernes
Coat of arms
Valernes
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Valernes
Coordinates: 44°15′47″N 5°57′32″E / 44.2631°N 5.9589°ECoordinates: 44°15′47″N 5°57′32″E / 44.2631°N 5.9589°E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	La Motte-du-Caire
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Euloge
Area^1	28.49 km^2 (11.00 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	241
• Density	8.5/km^2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Valernes 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%
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

References

• INSEE