Antonaves

Antonaves
A view of the village in Antonaves
Coat of arms
Antonaves
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Antonaves
Coordinates: 44°16′02″N 5°48′20″E / 44.2672°N 5.8056°ECoordinates: 44°16′02″N 5°48′20″E / 44.2672°N 5.8056°E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Gap
Canton	Ribiers
Intercommunality	Ribiers Val de Méouge
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Isabelle Boiteux[1]
Area^1	8.03 km^2 (3.10 sq mi)
Population (2012)^2	180
• Density	22/km^2 (58/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	05005 / 05300
Elevation	512–1,414 m (1,680–4,639 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.

Antonaves is a former commune of the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Val Buëch-Méouge.^[2] It is located at the confluence of the Méouge river (La Méouge) and the Le Buëch river, and is known as the gateway to the Gorges de la Méouge, a 4 km limestone gorge.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	60	—
1968	62	+3.3%
1975	70	+12.9%
1982	101	+44.3%
1990	126	+24.8%
1999	158	+25.4%
2008	179	+13.3%
2012	180	+0.6%

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department

References

• INSEE

1. "List of mayors of the Hautes-Alpes department". Prefecture of Hautes-Alpes (in French). 3 June 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
2. Arrêté préfectoral 27 August 2015 (French)