Banon
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
| Arrondissement | Forcalquier | |
| Canton | Reillanne | |
| Community association | Haute-Provence Pays de Banon | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 2 ' N , 5 ° 38' E | |
| height | 540-1.093 m | |
| surface | 39.81 km 2 | |
| Residents | 970 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 04150 | |
| INSEE code | 04018 | |
| Website | www.village-banon.fr | |
 Lavender fields at the feet of Banon |
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Banon is a French commune with 970 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . It belongs to the Haute-Provence Pays de Banon community association .
geography
The village is located southeast of Mont Ventoux and south of Montagne de Lure on a hill on the eastern edge of the valley of the Riaille . The river Coulon , into which the Riaille flows about nine kilometers to the south, rises further east in the municipality . The village is made up of grain and lavender fields.
Digne-les-Bains with the seat of the prefecture is located about 65 km east, 25 km north-west of Forcalquier 25 km south-east.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1851 | 1901 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 1004 | 1337 | 1083 | 664 | 767 | 850 | 973 | 940 | 878 | 1027 | 970 |
Attractions
- Archway from the 17th century ( Monument historique , see description at the French Ministry of Culture )
specialty
Banon is known for its goat cheese of the same name . It is the only cheese with the AOC protective seal from the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
View from the town center to the northeast
The valley of the Calavon begins in the southeast
