Enchastrayes

Enchastrayes
The summit of the Chapeau de Gendarme (Gendarme Hat) south-west of Enchastrayes
Enchastrayes
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Enchastrayes
Coordinates: 44°22′06″N 6°41′45″E / 44.3683°N 6.6958°ECoordinates: 44°22′06″N 6°41′45″E / 44.3683°N 6.6958°E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Barcelonnette
Canton	Barcelonnette
Intercommunality	Vallée de l'Ubaye
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Albert Olivero
Area^1	44.19 km^2 (17.06 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	427
• Density	9.7/km^2 (25/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	04073 / 04400
Elevation	1,151–2,775 m (3,776–9,104 ft) (avg. 1,450 m or 4,760 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.

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

The Enciastraia mountain is located in the communal territory, on the boundary with Piedmont, part of northern Italy.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	859	—
1800	777	−9.5%
1806	892	+14.8%
1821	854	−4.3%
1831	881	+3.2%
1836	793	−10.0%
1841	780	−1.6%
1846	749	−4.0%
1851	702	−6.3%
1856	697	−0.7%
1861	635	−8.9%
1866	562	−11.5%
1872	528	−6.0%
1876	502	−4.9%
1881	539	+7.4%
1886	482	−10.6%
1891	389	−19.3%
1896	359	−7.7%
1901	349	−2.8%
1906	355	+1.7%
1911	357	+0.6%
1921	319	−10.6%
1926	283	−11.3%
1931	260	−8.1%
1936	225	−13.5%
1946	201	−10.7%
1954	198	−1.5%
1962	301	+52.0%
1968	322	+7.0%
1975	365	+13.4%
1982	437	+19.7%
1990	474	+8.5%
1999	504	+6.3%
2008	427	−15.3%

See also

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

References

• INSEE