Enchastrayes

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

Enchastrayes
Commune
The summit of the Chapeau de Gendarme (Gendarme Hat) south-west of Enchastrayes
Location of Enchastrayes
Enchastrayes Enchastrayes
Coordinates: 44°22′06″N 6°41′45″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Barcelonnette
Canton	Barcelonnette
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Albert Olivero
Area ^1	44.19 km^2 (17.06 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	396
• Density	9.0/km^2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04073 /04400
Elevation	1,151–2,775 m (3,776–9,104 ft) (avg. 1,450 m or 4,760 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The Enciastraia mountain is located in the communal territory, on the boundary with Piedmont, part of northern Italy.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 859 —     1800 777 −9.5% 1806 892 +14.8% 1821 854 −4.3% 1831 881 +3.2% 1836 793 −10.0% 1841 780 −1.6% 1846 749 −4.0% 1851 702 −6.3% 1856 697 −0.7% 1861 635 −8.9% 1866 562 −11.5% 1872 528 −6.0% 1876 502 −4.9% 1881 539 +7.4% 1886 482 −10.6% 1891 389 −19.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 359 −7.7% 1901 349 −2.8% 1906 355 +1.7% 1911 357 +0.6% 1921 319 −10.6% 1926 283 −11.3% 1931 260 −8.1% 1936 225 −13.5% 1946 201 −10.7% 1954 198 −1.5% 1962 301 +52.0% 1968 322 +7.0% 1975 365 +13.4% 1982 437 +19.7% 1990 474 +8.5% 1999 504 +6.3% 2008 427 −15.3%

See also

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

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.