Bevons

Bevons
A ford across the Jabron, in Bevons
Coat of arms
Bevons
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Bevons
Coordinates: 44°10′52″N 5°53′04″E / 44.1811°N 5.8844°ECoordinates: 44°10′52″N 5°53′04″E / 44.1811°N 5.8844°E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Noyers-sur-Jabron
Intercommunality	Vallée du Jabron
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Coutelle
Area^1	11.26 km^2 (4.35 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	164
• Density	15/km^2 (38/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	04027 / 04200
Elevation	485–969 m (1,591–3,179 ft) (avg. 303 m or 994 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.

Bevons is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1765	217	—
1793	201	−7.4%
1800	183	−9.0%
1806	204	+11.5%
1821	174	−14.7%
1831	218	+25.3%
1836	224	+2.8%
1841	247	+10.3%
1846	228	−7.7%
1851	218	−4.4%
1856	247	+13.3%
1861	222	−10.1%
1866	230	+3.6%
1872	220	−4.3%
1876	216	−1.8%
1881	191	−11.6%
1886	190	−0.5%
1891	182	−4.2%
1896	160	−12.1%
1901	163	+1.9%
1906	167	+2.5%
1911	158	−5.4%
1921	111	−29.7%
1926	103	−7.2%
1931	84	−18.4%
1936	71	−15.5%
1946	145	+104.2%
1954	107	−26.2%
1962	98	−8.4%
1968	79	−19.4%
1975	89	+12.7%
1982	91	+2.2%
1990	115	+26.4%
1999	132	+14.8%
2008	164	+24.2%

See also

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

References

• INSEE