L'Escale

L'Escale

The bridge and dam of L'Escale

Coat of arms
L'Escale

Coordinates: 44°05′10″N 6°01′25″E / 44.0861°N 6.0236°E / 44.0861; 6.0236Coordinates: 44°05′10″N 6°01′25″E / 44.0861°N 6.0236°E / 44.0861; 6.0236
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Forcalquier
Canton Volonne
Intercommunality Moyenne Durance
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Claude Fiaert
Area1 20.36 km2 (7.86 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,255
  Density 62/km2 (160/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 04079 / 04160
Elevation 408–1,081 m (1,339–3,547 ft)
(avg. 475 m or 1,558 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.

L'Escale is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Geography

The Bléone forms the commune's southern border, then flows into the Durance, which forms the commune's western border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1765581    
1793633+9.0%
1800715+13.0%
1806603−15.7%
1821606+0.5%
1831651+7.4%
1836621−4.6%
1841617−0.6%
1846591−4.2%
1851574−2.9%
1856540−5.9%
1861532−1.5%
1866560+5.3%
1872504−10.0%
1876540+7.1%
1881510−5.6%
1886479−6.1%
1891469−2.1%
1896423−9.8%
1901448+5.9%
1906400−10.7%
1911408+2.0%
1921365−10.5%
1926404+10.7%
1931381−5.7%
1936374−1.8%
1946360−3.7%
1954416+15.6%
1962722+73.6%
1968570−21.1%
1975722+26.7%
1982948+31.3%
19901,100+16.0%
19991,166+6.0%
20081,255+7.6%

See also

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