Volx

Volx is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Volx
Commune
A general view of the village of Volx
Coat of arms
Location of Volx
Volx Volx
Coordinates: 43°52′42″N 5°50′33″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Manosque-2
Intercommunality	Durance-Luberon-Verdon Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Jérôme Dubois
Area ^1	19.52 km^2 (7.54 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	3,171
• Density	160/km^2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04245 /04130
Elevation	307–791 m (1,007–2,595 ft) (avg. 335 m or 1,099 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	702	—
1793	646	−8.0%
1800	688	+6.5%
1806	765	+11.2%
1821	921	+20.4%
1831	918	−0.3%
1836	959	+4.5%
1841	950	−0.9%
1846	975	+2.6%
1851	956	−1.9%
1856	946	−1.0%
1861	991	+4.8%
1866	908	−8.4%
1872	905	−0.3%
1876	955	+5.5%
1881	950	−0.5%
1886	888	−6.5%
1891	947	+6.6%
1896	786	−17.0%
1901	813	+3.4%
1906	893	+9.8%
1911	894	+0.1%
1921	956	+6.9%
1926	903	−5.5%
1931	951	+5.3%
1936	868	−8.7%
1946	1,002	+15.4%
1954	1,059	+5.7%
1962	1,334	+26.0%
1968	1,902	+42.6%
1975	2,026	+6.5%
1982	2,185	+7.8%
1990	2,516	+15.1%
1999	2,690	+6.9%
2006	2,859	+6.3%
2008	2,887	+1.0%
2011	3,080	+6.7%
2015	3,144	+2.1%

See also

• Coteaux de Pierrevert AOC
• Luberon

References

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