Valbelle

Valbelle
The village of Valbelle nestled in the valley, and the cirque
Coat of arms
Valbelle
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Valbelle
Coordinates: 44°08′55″N 5°52′56″E / 44.1486°N 5.8822°ECoordinates: 44°08′55″N 5°52′56″E / 44.1486°N 5.8822°E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Noyers-sur-Jabron
Intercommunality	Vallée du Jabron
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre-Yves Vadot
Area^1	32.99 km^2 (12.74 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	235
• Density	7.1/km^2 (18/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	04229 / 04200
Elevation	494–1,655 m (1,621–5,430 ft) (avg. 580 m or 1,900 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1765	673	—
1793	715	+6.2%
1800	835	+16.8%
1806	700	−16.2%
1821	810	+15.7%
1831	674	−16.8%
1836	784	+16.3%
1841	778	−0.8%
1846	699	−10.2%
1851	602	−13.9%
1856	594	−1.3%
1861	516	−13.1%
1866	505	−2.1%
1872	493	−2.4%
1876	504	+2.2%
1881	401	−20.4%
1886	383	−4.5%
1891	371	−3.1%
1896	318	−14.3%
1901	327	+2.8%
1906	294	−10.1%
1911	267	−9.2%
1921	180	−32.6%
1926	165	−8.3%
1931	145	−12.1%
1936	138	−4.8%
1946	132	−4.3%
1954	117	−11.4%
1962	87	−25.6%
1968	98	+12.6%
1975	96	−2.0%
1982	121	+26.0%
1990	156	+28.9%
1999	214	+37.2%
2008	235	+9.8%

See also

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

References

• INSEE