Bras-d'Asse

Bras-d'Asse
Commune
The church of Saint-Nicolas, in Bras-d'Asse

Coat of arms
Bras-d'Asse
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Bras-d'Asse
Coordinates: 43°55′35″N 6°07′35″E / 43.9264°N 6.1264°E / 43.9264; 6.1264Coordinates: 43°55′35″N 6°07′35″E / 43.9264°N 6.1264°E / 43.9264; 6.1264
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Digne-les-Bains
Canton Riez
Intercommunality Asse
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean Arnaud
Area1 26.1 km2 (10.1 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 498
 • Density 19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 04031 /04270
Elevation 455–812 m (1,493–2,664 ft)
(avg. 475 m or 1,558 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.

Bras-d'Asse is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Geography

The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Asse, which flows southwest through the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1765428—    
1793437+2.1%
1800458+4.8%
1806458+0.0%
1821421−8.1%
1831436+3.6%
1836459+5.3%
1841482+5.0%
1846491+1.9%
1851493+0.4%
1856465−5.7%
1861438−5.8%
1866425−3.0%
1872444+4.5%
1876467+5.2%
1881460−1.5%
1886462+0.4%
1891425−8.0%
1896428+0.7%
1901444+3.7%
1906463+4.3%
1911458−1.1%
1921382−16.6%
1926388+1.6%
1931384−1.0%
1936376−2.1%
1946332−11.7%
1954316−4.8%
1962324+2.5%
1968352+8.6%
1975331−6.0%
1982318−3.9%
1990378+18.9%
1999395+4.5%
2008498+26.1%

See also

References

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