Le Caire

Le Caire
Commune

Coat of arms
Le Caire
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Le Caire
Coordinates: 44°22′13″N 6°03′38″E / 44.3703°N 6.0606°E / 44.3703; 6.0606Coordinates: 44°22′13″N 6°03′38″E / 44.3703°N 6.0606°E / 44.3703; 6.0606
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Forcalquier
Canton Seyne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Marc Roncin
Area1 17.63 km2 (6.81 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 68
 • Density 3.9/km2 (10.0/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 04037 /04250
Elevation 743–1,559 m (2,438–5,115 ft)
(avg. 720 m or 2,360 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.
Le Caire is also the French name of Cairo

Le Caire is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France, about 30 km north of Sisteron. The town's principal economic activity is aboriculture.

Population

Its inhabitants are called Cairois.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1765253—    
1793253+0.0%
1800238−5.9%
1806251+5.5%
1821278+10.8%
1831244−12.2%
1836260+6.6%
1841239−8.1%
1846227−5.0%
1851241+6.2%
1856170−29.5%
1861177+4.1%
1866200+13.0%
1872198−1.0%
1876202+2.0%
1881179−11.4%
1886173−3.4%
1891153−11.6%
1896148−3.3%
1901143−3.4%
1906146+2.1%
1911148+1.4%
192193−37.2%
1926106+14.0%
193187−17.9%
193682−5.7%
194673−11.0%
1954137+87.7%
196265−52.6%
196868+4.6%
197569+1.5%
198272+4.3%
199085+18.1%
199976−10.6%
200868−10.5%

Tourism

The town's via ferrata, named Via ferrata de la grande fistoire, was created in 1996. In 2006, the via had been climbed by 40,000 people. It is also the nearest via ferrata to Marseille.[1]

Also, the town's old lime plaster mill was declared an historic monument in 1996.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Via ferrata la Grande Fistoir" (in French). Archived from the original on 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  2. ↑ http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_1=INSEE&VALUE_1=04037
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