Larche, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Larche (French pronunciation: [laʁʃ]; Vivaro-Alpine: L'Archa) is a former commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Val-d'Oronaye.

Larche
Part of Val-d'Oronaye
A general view of the village of Larche
Location of Larche
Larche Larche
Coordinates: 44°27′08″N 6°50′50″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Barcelonnette
Canton	Barcelonnette
Commune	Val-d'Oronaye
Area 1	68.86 km2 (26.59 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	50
• Density	0.73/km2 (1.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	04530
Elevation	1,606–3,165 m (5,269–10,384 ft) (avg. 1,697 m or 5,568 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

It lies on the northwestern foot of the Maddalena Pass, called Col de Larche in French.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1765 876 —     1793 679 −22.5% 1800 848 +24.9% 1806 747 −11.9% 1821 784 +5.0% 1831 789 +0.6% 1836 788 −0.1% 1841 738 −6.3% 1846 677 −8.3% 1851 700 +3.4% 1856 672 −4.0% 1861 677 +0.7% 1866 650 −4.0% 1872 665 +2.3% 1876 645 −3.0% 1881 615 −4.7% 1886 787 +28.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1891 552 −29.9% 1896 576 +4.3% 1901 558 −3.1% 1906 587 +5.2% 1911 552 −6.0% 1921 377 −31.7% 1926 362 −4.0% 1931 299 −17.4% 1936 267 −10.7% 1954 151 −43.4% 1962 102 −32.5% 1968 128 +25.5% 1975 100 −21.9% 1982 91 −9.0% 1990 71 −22.0% 1999 83 +16.9% 2008 72 −13.3%

See also

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