Vachères

Vachères
A general view of the village of Vachères
Coat of arms
Vachères
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Vachères
Coordinates: 43°55′56″N 5°38′21″E / 43.9322°N 5.6392°ECoordinates: 43°55′56″N 5°38′21″E / 43.9322°N 5.6392°E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Reillanne
Intercommunality	Pays de Banon
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Clapier
Area^1	23.42 km^2 (9.04 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	305
• Density	13/km^2 (34/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	04227 / 04110
Elevation	499–865 m (1,637–2,838 ft) (avg. 830 m or 2,720 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.

Vachères is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1765	651	—
1793	434	−33.3%
1800	551	+27.0%
1806	644	+16.9%
1821	610	−5.3%
1831	599	−1.8%
1836	641	+7.0%
1841	661	+3.1%
1846	630	−4.7%
1851	640	+1.6%
1856	600	−6.2%
1861	636	+6.0%
1866	604	−5.0%
1872	573	−5.1%
1876	569	−0.7%
1881	537	−5.6%
1886	519	−3.4%
1891	508	−2.1%
1896	447	−12.0%
1901	437	−2.2%
1906	364	−16.7%
1911	355	−2.5%
1921	256	−27.9%
1926	241	−5.9%
1931	253	+5.0%
1936	222	−12.3%
1946	186	−16.2%
1954	161	−13.4%
1962	164	+1.9%
1968	142	−13.4%
1975	142	+0.0%
1982	171	+20.4%
1990	212	+24.0%
1999	257	+21.2%
2008	305	+18.7%

See also

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

References

• INSEE