Valbelle

Valbelle
Commune
The village of Valbelle nestled in the valley, and the cirque
Coat of arms
Valbelle Valbelle
Coordinates: 44°08′55″N 5°52′56″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Sisteron
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre-Yves Vadot
Area 1	32.99 km2 (12.74 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04229 /04200
Elevation	494–1,655 m (1,621–5,430 ft) (avg. 580 m or 1,900 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Valbelle is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1765 673 —     1793 715 +6.2% 1800 835 +16.8% 1806 700 −16.2% 1821 810 +15.7% 1831 674 −16.8% 1836 784 +16.3% 1841 778 −0.8% 1846 699 −10.2% 1851 602 −13.9% 1856 594 −1.3% 1861 516 −13.1% 1866 505 −2.1% 1872 493 −2.4% 1876 504 +2.2% 1881 401 −20.4% 1886 383 −4.5% 1891 371 −3.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 318 −14.3% 1901 327 +2.8% 1906 294 −10.1% 1911 267 −9.2% 1921 180 −32.6% 1926 165 −8.3% 1931 145 −12.1% 1936 138 −4.8% 1946 132 −4.3% 1954 117 −11.4% 1962 87 −25.6% 1968 98 +12.6% 1975 96 −2.0% 1982 121 +26.0% 1990 156 +28.9% 1999 214 +37.2% 2008 235 +9.8%

See also

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