Marcoux, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Marcoux
Commune
Marcoux as seen from the D900 road

Coat of arms
Marcoux
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Marcoux
Coordinates: 44°07′N 6°16′E / 44.12°N 6.27°E / 44.12; 6.27Coordinates: 44°07′N 6°16′E / 44.12°N 6.27°E / 44.12; 6.27
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Digne-les-Bains
Canton Digne-les-Bains-1
Intercommunality Trois Vallées
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) André Picard
Area1 32.17 km2 (12.42 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 492
 • Density 15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 04113 /04420
Elevation 604–1,311 m (1,982–4,301 ft)
(avg. 691 m or 2,267 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.

Marcoux is a village and commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of southeastern France.

The closest airport to Marcoux is Nice Airport (91 km) slightly further afield are Avignon Airport (113 km), Marseille Airport (115 km), or Toulon Airport (115 km).[1]

Geography

The Bléone river flows southwest through the northern part of the commune and forms part of its northeastern and western borders.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1765369—    
1793309−16.3%
1800257−16.8%
1806301+17.1%
1821300−0.3%
1831319+6.3%
1836360+12.9%
1841363+0.8%
1846385+6.1%
1851375−2.6%
1856346−7.7%
1861287−17.1%
1866280−2.4%
1872300+7.1%
1876317+5.7%
1881306−3.5%
1886288−5.9%
1891262−9.0%
1896304+16.0%
1901270−11.2%
1906271+0.4%
1911288+6.3%
1921262−9.0%
1926214−18.3%
1931199−7.0%
1936184−7.5%
1946178−3.3%
1954189+6.2%
1962180−4.8%
1968166−7.8%
1975305+83.7%
1982390+27.9%
1990414+6.2%
1999402−2.9%
2008492+22.4%

Notable people

  • Jacques Chastan, French Roman Catholic missionary and martyr in Korea

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Information" Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine.
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