Valbelle

Valbelle
The village of Valbelle nestled in the valley, and the cirque The village of Valbelle nestled in the valley, and the cirque
Coat of arms of Valbelle Coat of arms
Valbelle
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Valbelle
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Noyers-sur-Jabron
Intercommunality	Vallée du Jabron
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre-Yves Vadot
Area1	32.99 km2 (12.74 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	235
• Density	7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	04229 / 04200
Elevation	494–1,655 m (1,621–5,430 ft) (avg. 580 m or 1,900 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1765	673	—
1793	715	+6.2%
1800	835	+16.8%
1806	700	−16.2%
1821	810	+15.7%
1831	674	−16.8%
1836	784	+16.3%
1841	778	−0.8%
1846	699	−10.2%
1851	602	−13.9%
1856	594	−1.3%
1861	516	−13.1%
1866	505	−2.1%
1872	493	−2.4%
1876	504	+2.2%
1881	401	−20.4%
1886	383	−4.5%
1891	371	−3.1%
1896	318	−14.3%
1901	327	+2.8%
1906	294	−10.1%
1911	267	−9.2%
1921	180	−32.6%
1926	165	−8.3%
1931	145	−12.1%
1936	138	−4.8%
1946	132	−4.3%
1954	117	−11.4%
1962	87	−25.6%
1968	98	+12.6%
1975	96	−2.0%
1982	121	+26.0%
1990	156	+28.9%
1999	214	+37.2%
2008	235	+9.8%

See also

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

References

• INSEE