Montfort, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Montfort (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃fɔʁ] (listen)) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Montfort
Commune
A general view of the village of Montfort
Coat of arms
Location of Montfort
Montfort Montfort
Coordinates: 44°03′52″N 5°58′24″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yannick Gendron[1]
Area ^1	12.08 km^2 (4.66 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	332
• Density	27/km^2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04127 /04600
Elevation	395–860 m (1,296–2,822 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 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 165 —     1793 203 +23.0% 1800 218 +7.4% 1806 196 −10.1% 1821 211 +7.7% 1831 278 +31.8% 1836 278 +0.0% 1841 251 −9.7% 1846 230 −8.4% 1851 245 +6.5% 1856 224 −8.6% 1861 195 −12.9% 1866 212 +8.7% 1872 187 −11.8% 1876 197 +5.3% 1881 180 −8.6% 1886 189 +5.0% 1891 151 −20.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 148 −2.0% 1901 141 −4.7% 1906 153 +8.5% 1911 146 −4.6% 1921 114 −21.9% 1926 114 +0.0% 1931 83 −27.2% 1936 109 +31.3% 1946 100 −8.3% 1954 153 +53.0% 1962 182 +19.0% 1968 142 −22.0% 1975 240 +69.0% 1982 259 +7.9% 1990 382 +47.5% 1999 385 +0.8% 2008 388 +0.8%

See also

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

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.