Le Castellet, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Le Castellet
The village of Le Castellet The village of Le Castellet
Coat of arms of Le Castellet Coat of arms
Le Castellet
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Le Castellet
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Digne-les-Bains
Canton	Les Mées
Intercommunality	Val de Rancure
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Henri Garcia
Area1	18.87 km2 (7.29 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	257
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	04041 / 04700
Elevation	362–665 m (1,188–2,182 ft) (avg. 480 m or 1,570 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 Castellet is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Geography

The river Asse forms part of the commune's southern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1765	357	—
1793	375	+5.0%
1806	346	−7.7%
1821	365	+5.5%
1831	338	−7.4%
1836	299	−11.5%
1841	261	−12.7%
1846	334	+28.0%
1851	319	−4.5%
1856	336	+5.3%
1861	282	−16.1%
1866	271	−3.9%
1872	247	−8.9%
1876	228	−7.7%
1881	246	+7.9%
1886	250	+1.6%
1891	220	−12.0%
1896	218	−0.9%
1901	206	−5.5%
1906	186	−9.7%
1911	198	+6.5%
1921	181	−8.6%
1926	177	−2.2%
1931	181	+2.3%
1936	133	−26.5%
1946	153	+15.0%
1954	131	−14.4%
1962	139	+6.1%
1968	125	−10.1%
1975	151	+20.8%
1982	186	+23.2%
1990	172	−7.5%
1999	202	+17.4%
2008	257	+27.2%

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

References

• INSEE