Mézel
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Mézel | ||
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Commune | ||
 The main road in the village of Mézel | ||
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Location of Mézel | ||
  Mézel Show map of France  Mézel Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | ||
| Coordinates: 43°59′51″N 6°11′48″E / 43.9975°N 6.1967°E / 43.9975; 6.1967Coordinates: 43°59′51″N 6°11′48″E / 43.9975°N 6.1967°E / 43.9975; 6.1967 | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
| Arrondissement | Digne-les-Bains | |
| Canton | Riez | |
| Intercommunality | Trois Vallées | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} (2008–2014) | Pierre Suzor | |
| Area 1 | 21.36 km2 (8.25 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 660 | |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 04121 /04270 | |
| Elevation | 537–971 m (1,762–3,186 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Mézel is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.
Contents
1 Geography
2 Population
3 See also
4 References
Geography
The village lies on the right bank of the Asse, which forms all of the communes eastern border.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1765 | 656 | — |
| 1793 | 792 | +20.7% |
| 1800 | 709 | −10.5% |
| 1806 | 738 | +4.1% |
| 1821 | 819 | +11.0% |
| 1831 | 855 | +4.4% |
| 1836 | 903 | +5.6% |
| 1841 | 985 | +9.1% |
| 1846 | 963 | −2.2% |
| 1851 | 869 | −9.8% |
| 1856 | 811 | −6.7% |
| 1861 | 805 | −0.7% |
| 1866 | 806 | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 772 | −4.2% |
| 1876 | 774 | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 794 | +2.6% |
| 1886 | 929 | +17.0% |
| 1891 | 841 | −9.5% |
| 1896 | 695 | −17.4% |
| 1901 | 651 | −6.3% |
| 1906 | 649 | −0.3% |
| 1911 | 626 | −3.5% |
| 1921 | 516 | −17.6% |
| 1926 | 519 | +0.6% |
| 1931 | 525 | +1.2% |
| 1936 | 515 | −1.9% |
| 1946 | 404 | −21.6% |
| 1954 | 368 | −8.9% |
| 1962 | 363 | −1.4% |
| 1968 | 346 | −4.7% |
| 1975 | 326 | −5.8% |
| 1982 | 335 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 423 | +26.3% |
| 1999 | 536 | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 660 | +23.1% |
See also
- Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department
References
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- INSEE
Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department  | |
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