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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Les Mées
Commune
The village of Les Mées, seen from the village of PeyruisThe village of Les Mées, seen from the village of Peyruis
Coat of arms of Les MéesCoat of arms
Location of Les Mées
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Coordinates: 44°01′50″N 5°58′38″E / 44.0306°N 5.9772°E / 44.0306; 5.9772
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
ArrondissementDigne-les-Bains
CantonOraison
IntercommunalityCA Provence-Alpes
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Frédéric Puech
Area65.4 km (25.3 sq mi)
Population3,884
 • Density59/km (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code04116 /04190
Elevation348–824 m (1,142–2,703 ft)
(avg. 410 m or 1,350 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Mées (French pronunciation: [le me] or [le mɛs]; Occitan: Lei Mès) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Geography

The Bléone forms the commune's northern border, then flows into the Durance, which forms the commune's western border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,805—    
1806 2,209+1.57%
1821 2,146−0.19%
1831 2,129−0.08%
1836 2,082−0.45%
1841 2,030−0.50%
1846 1,950−0.80%
1851 1,983+0.34%
1856 1,964−0.19%
1861 2,030+0.66%
1866 2,116+0.83%
1872 2,165+0.38%
1876 2,214+0.56%
1881 2,124−0.83%
1886 2,034−0.86%
1891 1,993−0.41%
1896 1,922−0.72%
1901 1,924+0.02%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 1,753−1.84%
1911 1,783+0.34%
1921 1,491−1.77%
1926 1,449−0.57%
1931 1,451+0.03%
1936 1,390−0.86%
1946 1,542+1.04%
1954 1,566+0.19%
1962 2,370+5.32%
1968 2,063−2.29%
1975 2,128+0.44%
1982 2,275+0.96%
1990 2,601+1.69%
1999 2,925+1.31%
2007 3,413+1.95%
2012 3,548+0.78%
2017 3,735+1.03%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Les Mées, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department


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