Castellane

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Castellane
Castellane coat of arms
Castellane (France)
Castellane
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Castellane
Canton Castellane
Community association Alpes Provence Verdon
Coordinates 43 ° 51 '  N , 6 ° 31'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 51 '  N , 6 ° 31'  E
height 639-1,761 m
surface 117.79 km 2
Residents 1,524 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 04120
INSEE code
Website www.mairie-castellane.fr

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Castellane is a French commune with 1524 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department .

Population development

Number of inhabitants
year 1760 1809 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2009 2016
Residents 1,752 1,903 1,202 1,181 1,234 1,383 1,349 1,508 1,630 1,666 1,547
From 1968 official figures excluding residents with a second residence

geography

Castellane is located about 80 kilometers northwest of Cannes in the mountains of High Provence on the Route Napoléon at 731  m above sea level. NN . The village is located on the Verdon River , at the beginning of the Verdon Gorge . Castellane is dominated by the 1626 m high mountain Cadières de Brandis to the west of the town . The municipality is part of the Verdon Regional Nature Park . About 2 km to the northeast is the Lac de Castillon reservoir .

Attractions

  • Church Notre Dame du Roc from the 12th century, perched on a 184 meter high limestone cliff above the city
  • Church of St-Thyrse in the district of Robion from the 11th / 12th centuries. century
  • Old town with the narrow streets and many small shops
  • nearby Verdon Gorge

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Castellane

Web links

Commons : Castellane  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Official website of the municipal administration ( Memento of the original from February 3, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French) Retrieved June 29, 2010  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mairie-castellane.fr