Les Mées, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Les Mées (French pronunciation: [le me] or [le mɛs]; Occitan: Lei Mès) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Les Mées
The village of Les Mées, seen from the village of Peyruis
The village of Les Mées, seen from the village of Peyruis
Coat of arms of Les Mées
Location of Les Mées
Map
Les Mées is located in France
Les Mées
Les Mées
Les Mées is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Les Mées
Les Mées
Coordinates: 44°01′50″N 5°58′38″E / 44.0306°N 5.9772°E / 44.0306; 5.9772
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
ArrondissementDigne-les-Bains
CantonOraison
IntercommunalityCA Provence-Alpes
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Frédéric Puech[1]
Area
1
65.4 km2 (25.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,884
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
04116 /04190
Elevation348–824 m (1,142–2,703 ft)
(avg. 410 m or 1,350 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

The Bléone forms the commune's northern border, then flows into the Durance, which forms the commune's western border.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,805—    
1806 2,209+1.57%
1821 2,146−0.19%
1831 2,129−0.08%
1836 2,082−0.45%
1841 2,030−0.50%
1846 1,950−0.80%
1851 1,983+0.34%
1856 1,964−0.19%
1861 2,030+0.66%
1866 2,116+0.83%
1872 2,165+0.38%
1876 2,214+0.56%
1881 2,124−0.83%
1886 2,034−0.86%
1891 1,993−0.41%
1896 1,922−0.72%
1901 1,924+0.02%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 1,753−1.84%
1911 1,783+0.34%
1921 1,491−1.77%
1926 1,449−0.57%
1931 1,451+0.03%
1936 1,390−0.86%
1946 1,542+1.04%
1954 1,566+0.19%
1962 2,370+5.32%
1968 2,063−2.29%
1975 2,128+0.44%
1982 2,275+0.96%
1990 2,601+1.69%
1999 2,925+1.31%
2007 3,413+1.95%
2012 3,548+0.78%
2017 3,735+1.03%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Les Mées, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE