Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | ||
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Chateau | ||
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  Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | ||
| Coordinates: 44°05′39″N 6°00′33″E / 44.0942°N 6.0092°ECoordinates: 44°05′39″N 6°00′33″E / 44.0942°N 6.0092°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
| Arrondissement | Forcalquier | |
| Canton | Volonne | |
| Intercommunality | Moyenne Durance | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Patrick Martellini | |
| Area1 | 18.34 km2 (7.08 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 5,270 | |
| • Density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 04049 / 04160 | |
| Elevation |
403–742 m (1,322–2,434 ft) (avg. 440 m or 1,440 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban is a commune in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in southeastern France.
History
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban is on the Route Napoléon, the route taken by Napoléon in 1815 on his return from Elba.
Geography
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban is on the River Durance.
Population
Its inhabitants are referred to as Jarlandins.
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 5,785 | — |
| 1968 | 6,532 | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 6,240 | −4.5% |
| 1982 | 5,576 | −10.6% |
| 1990 | 5,109 | −8.4% |
| 1999 | 4,970 | −2.7% |
| 2008 | 5,270 | +6.0% |
Sights
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban has one of the French pacifist monuments to the dead, which reads: "war is a crime".
The airfield is "Le Centre National de Vol à Voile", the French national centre for the sport of gliding.
Education
A campus of the École nationale de l'aviation civile is located in the commune[1] · .[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (French) Enac / SEFA : La fusion opérationnelle pour le 1er janvier 2011
- ↑ (French) Vie des campus
External links
- Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban on the Quid site
- location of Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban and adjoining communes on a map of France (Lion 1906)
- street map of Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban (Mapquest)
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