Gréoux-les-Bains

Gréoux-les-Bains (French pronunciation: [ɡʁeu le bɛ̃]; Provençal Occitan: Greù) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Best known for its Château des Templiers, the town is on the right bank of the river Verdon. The commune, on the departmental border with Var, had a population of 2,639 in 2019.

Gréoux-les-Bains Grèus (Occitan)
Commune
A view of the river Verdon to the south of the town of Gréoux-les-Bains
Coat of arms
Location of Gréoux-les-Bains
Gréoux-les-Bains Gréoux-les-Bains
Coordinates: 43°45′33″N 5°53′03″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Valensole
Intercommunality	Durance-Luberon-Verdon Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Paul Audan
Area 1	69.46 km2 (26.82 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,939
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04094 /04800
Elevation	268–571 m (879–1,873 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,180 —     1806 1,471 +1.71% 1821 1,419 −0.24% 1831 1,432 +0.09% 1836 1,337 −1.36% 1841 1,374 +0.55% 1846 1,368 −0.09% 1851 1,404 +0.52% 1856 1,356 −0.69% 1861 1,400 +0.64% 1866 1,356 −0.64% 1872 1,378 +0.27% 1876 1,260 −2.21% 1881 1,228 −0.51% 1886 1,283 +0.88% 1891 1,163 −1.94% 1896 1,092 −1.25% 1901 980 −2.14%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 995 +0.30% 1911 1,022 +0.54% 1921 855 −1.77% 1926 835 −0.47% 1931 947 +2.55% 1936 950 +0.06% 1946 871 −0.86% 1954 782 −1.34% 1962 1,039 +3.62% 1968 1,182 +2.17% 1975 1,296 +1.32% 1982 1,635 +3.38% 1990 1,718 +0.62% 1999 1,921 +1.25% 2007 2,459 +3.13% 2012 2,589 +1.04% 2017 2,634 +0.35%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Coteaux de Pierrevert AOC
• Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department