Melve

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

Melve
Commune
The chapel in Melve
Coat of arms
Location of Melve
Melve Melve
Coordinates: 44°21′20″N 5°59′26″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Seyne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Christian Borchi
Area ^1	14.11 km^2 (5.45 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	119
• Density	8.4/km^2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04118 /04250
Elevation	698–1,478 m (2,290–4,849 ft) (avg. 800 m or 2,600 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1765 371 —     1793 360 −3.0% 1800 327 −9.2% 1806 366 +11.9% 1821 407 +11.2% 1831 290 −28.7% 1836 290 +0.0% 1841 348 +20.0% 1846 312 −10.3% 1851 286 −8.3% 1856 264 −7.7% 1861 264 +0.0% 1866 261 −1.1% 1872 262 +0.4% 1876 253 −3.4% 1881 267 +5.5% 1886 215 −19.5% 1891 242 +12.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 208 −14.0% 1901 165 −20.7% 1906 186 +12.7% 1911 180 −3.2% 1921 123 −31.7% 1926 113 −8.1% 1931 99 −12.4% 1936 114 +15.2% 1946 107 −6.1% 1954 101 −5.6% 1962 101 +0.0% 1968 75 −25.7% 1975 80 +6.7% 1982 72 −10.0% 1990 98 +36.1% 1999 114 +16.3% 2008 106 −7.0%

See also

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

References

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