Volx
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A general view of the village of Volx | ||
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  Volx | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Volx | ||
| Coordinates: 43°52′42″N 5°50′33″E / 43.8783°N 5.8425°ECoordinates: 43°52′42″N 5°50′33″E / 43.8783°N 5.8425°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
| Arrondissement | Forcalquier | |
| Canton | Manosque-Nord | |
| Intercommunality | Luberon Oriental | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jérôme Dubois | |
| Area1 | 19.52 km2 (7.54 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 2,887 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 04245 / 04130 | |
| Elevation |
307–791 m (1,007–2,595 ft) (avg. 335 m or 1,099 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. | ||
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Volx is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1765 | 702 | — |
| 1793 | 646 | −8.0% |
| 1800 | 688 | +6.5% |
| 1806 | 765 | +11.2% |
| 1821 | 921 | +20.4% |
| 1831 | 918 | −0.3% |
| 1836 | 959 | +4.5% |
| 1841 | 950 | −0.9% |
| 1846 | 975 | +2.6% |
| 1851 | 956 | −1.9% |
| 1856 | 946 | −1.0% |
| 1861 | 991 | +4.8% |
| 1866 | 908 | −8.4% |
| 1872 | 905 | −0.3% |
| 1876 | 955 | +5.5% |
| 1881 | 950 | −0.5% |
| 1886 | 888 | −6.5% |
| 1891 | 947 | +6.6% |
| 1896 | 786 | −17.0% |
| 1901 | 813 | +3.4% |
| 1906 | 893 | +9.8% |
| 1911 | 894 | +0.1% |
| 1921 | 956 | +6.9% |
| 1926 | 903 | −5.5% |
| 1931 | 951 | +5.3% |
| 1936 | 868 | −8.7% |
| 1946 | 1,002 | +15.4% |
| 1954 | 1,059 | +5.7% |
| 1962 | 1,334 | +26.0% |
| 1968 | 1,902 | +42.6% |
| 1975 | 2,026 | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 2,185 | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 2,516 | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 2,690 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 2,887 | +7.3% |
See also
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