Escragnolles

Escragnolles
Commune
Chapel of Saint Martin

Coat of arms
Escragnolles
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Escragnolles
Coordinates: 43°43′54″N 6°47′02″E / 43.7317°N 6.7839°E / 43.7317; 6.7839Coordinates: 43°43′54″N 6°47′02″E / 43.7317°N 6.7839°E / 43.7317; 6.7839
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Grasse
Canton Grasse-1
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacques Ballestra
Area1 25.48 km2 (9.84 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 545
 • Density 21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 06058 /06460
Elevation 400–1,644 m (1,312–5,394 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.

Escragnolles (Occitan: Escranhòla) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Geography

The commune is mountainous and includes the gorge of the Siagne.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1872421—    
1881310−26.4%
1886281−9.4%
1891277−1.4%
1896264−4.7%
1901283+7.2%
1906248−12.4%
1911249+0.4%
1921163−34.5%
1926156−4.3%
1931172+10.3%
1936130−24.4%
1999384+195.4%
2008545+41.9%
Gorge of the Siagne

See also

References

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