Les Costes
| Les Costes | |
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The town hall, with the Banc du Peyron in the background | |
  Les Costes | |
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Les Costes | |
| Coordinates: 44°44′48″N 6°02′05″E / 44.7467°N 6.0347°ECoordinates: 44°44′48″N 6°02′05″E / 44.7467°N 6.0347°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Gap |
| Canton | Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur |
| Intercommunality | Champsaur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Michel Grégoire |
| Area1 | 8.78 km2 (3.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 147 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 05043 / 05500 |
| Elevation |
1,043–2,776 m (3,422–9,108 ft) (avg. 1,110 m or 3,640 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. | |
Les Costes is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 143 | — |
| 1968 | 167 | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 144 | −13.8% |
| 1982 | 123 | −14.6% |
| 1990 | 138 | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 140 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 147 | +5.0% |
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