Montfuron

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

Montfuron
Commune
The church and surrounding buildings in Montfuron
Coat of arms
Location of Montfuron
Montfuron Montfuron
Coordinates: 43°50′12″N 5°41′41″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Manosque-1
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Fischer
Area ^1	18.88 km^2 (7.29 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	210
• Density	11/km^2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04128 /04110
Elevation	373–706 m (1,224–2,316 ft) (avg. 650 m or 2,130 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 310 —     1793 368 +18.7% 1800 406 +10.3% 1806 368 −9.4% 1821 359 −2.4% 1831 414 +15.3% 1836 405 −2.2% 1841 409 +1.0% 1846 391 −4.4% 1851 390 −0.3% 1856 354 −9.2% 1861 360 +1.7% 1866 353 −1.9% 1872 357 +1.1% 1876 306 −14.3% 1881 310 +1.3% 1886 272 −12.3% 1891 246 −9.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 228 −7.3% 1901 201 −11.8% 1906 197 −2.0% 1911 155 −21.3% 1921 125 −19.4% 1926 129 +3.2% 1931 97 −24.8% 1936 76 −21.6% 1946 86 +13.2% 1954 81 −5.8% 1962 48 −40.7% 1968 86 +79.2% 1975 79 −8.1% 1982 156 +97.5% 1990 149 −4.5% 1999 166 +11.4% 2008 198 +19.3%

See also

• Luberon
• Coteaux de Pierrevert AOC
• Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

References

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