Allons (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence)
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
| Arrondissement | Castellane | |
| Canton | Castellane | |
| Community association | Alpes Provence Verdon | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 59 ′ N , 6 ° 36 ′ E | |
| height | 951-1,992 m | |
| surface | 41.71 km 2 | |
| Residents | 143 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 3 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 04170 | |
| INSEE code | 04005 | |
 Saint Martin Church |
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Allons is a French municipality with 143 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the arrondissement of Castellane and the canton of Castellane and is a member of the Alpes Provence Verdon municipal association .
geography
The municipality is located in the French Maritime Alps around 60 kilometers northwest of Nice and 30 kilometers southeast of Digne-les-Bains in the Verdon Regional Nature Park . Neighboring municipalities are Thorame-Haute in the north, Méailles in the northeast, Le Fugeret in the east, Annot in the southeast, Vergons in the south, Angles in the southwest, Saint-André-les-Alpes in the west and La Mure-Argens in the northwest.
Allons is a classic mountain community that is surrounded by mountain ranges at the municipal boundary , all of which culminate at the head of the valley to the Pic de Chamatte ( 1879 m ). The valley is drained by the Ivoire river with its source streams, which flows into the Verdon at the northwestern municipal boundary . The municipality includes the hamlets of Vauclause , La Moutière , La Forêt and the municipal capital Allons .
Transport links
The community is away from national transport links. The closest thoroughfare is the department road D9 55 in Verdontal, of which branches the D 52 and the valley of Allon traffic-supplied. The Chemins de fer de Provence narrow-gauge railway , which runs from Nice to Digne-les-Bains and has the Allons-Argens stop near the hamlet of Vauclause, also runs in the Verdon Valley .
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2012 |
| Residents | 64 | 65 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 131 | 142 |
Personalities
- Charles-Alexandre de Richery (1759–1830) Bishop of Fréjus , Archbishop of Aix-en-Provence , born in Allons
