Mison

Mison
A general view of the village of Mison and the castle
Coat of arms
Mison
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Mison
Coordinates: 44°15′56″N 5°50′54″E / 44.2656°N 05.8483°ECoordinates: 44°15′56″N 5°50′54″E / 44.2656°N 05.8483°E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Sisteron
Intercommunality	Sisteron
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Robert Gay
Area^1	31.72 km^2 (12.25 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	985
• Density	31/km^2 (80/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	04123 / 04200
Elevation	489–735 m (1,604–2,411 ft) (avg. 610 m or 2,000 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.

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

At the top of the hill in the village are the remains of a 13th-century castle built by the Mérvouillon family. The building is organised around a central courtyard and the four main buildings are flanked by square towers. There are two gates. The castle was abandoned by the end of the 18th century. Restorations have been undertaken since 2005.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1765	897	—
1793	1,206	+34.4%
1800	1,329	+10.2%
1806	1,256	−5.5%
1821	1,249	−0.6%
1831	1,411	+13.0%
1836	1,411	+0.0%
1841	1,291	−8.5%
1846	1,398	+8.3%
1851	1,301	−6.9%
1856	1,204	−7.5%
1861	1,113	−7.6%
1866	1,095	−1.6%
1872	1,086	−0.8%
1876	1,027	−5.4%
1881	1,012	−1.5%
1886	1,006	−0.6%
1891	954	−5.2%
1896	939	−1.6%
1901	905	−3.6%
1906	864	−4.5%
1911	744	−13.9%
1921	700	−5.9%
1926	628	−10.3%
1931	648	+3.2%
1936	594	−8.3%
1946	583	−1.9%
1954	548	−6.0%
1962	549	+0.2%
1968	511	−6.9%
1975	566	+10.8%
1982	579	+2.3%
1990	764	+32.0%
1999	849	+11.1%
2008	985	+16.0%

See also

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

References

• INSEE