Esparron-de-Verdon
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
| Arrondissement | Forcalquier | |
| Canton | Valensole | |
| Community association | Durance-Luberon-Verdon agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 44 ' N , 5 ° 58' E | |
| height | 307-585 m | |
| surface | 34.20 km 2 | |
| Residents | 398 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 04800 | |
| INSEE code | 04081 | |
| Website | www.esparrondeverdon.com | |
 Esparron-de-Verdon, town center with a castle |
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Esparron-de-Verdon is a commune with 398 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Valensole in the Forcalquier arrondissement .
geography
The municipality is located in the Verdon Regional Nature Park , on Lac d'Esparron , a reservoir on the Verdon River . The lake level is at an altitude of 359 m, has a surface of 3.28 km² and holds 80 million m 3 of water. The greatest depth is 55 meters.
The neighboring municipalities are in the north Saint-Martin-de-Brômes and Allemagne-en-Provence , in the east Montagnac-Montpezat , in the southwest Saint-Laurent-du-Verdon , in the south Quinson and in the west Saint-Julien .
history
In the municipality there are remains that testify to a settlement in the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. The community as such appears for the first time on documents in the years 1046-1066, under different names: castrum Sparronis, Sparro, Esparro, Sparonum . Lérins Abbey was the local ruler from 990 to 1259 . In 1262 the castle was taken by King Charles of Anjou . During the French Revolution , the castle, which then belonged to the de Castellane family, was expropriated and sold as a national property. The buyer was a family friend who bought it back for the previous owners. A patriotic society has existed in town since the French Revolution.
In 1973 Esparron merged with the municipality of Albiosc , which has a center from the 12th century.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 65 | 81 | 118 | 206 | 290 | 312 | 427 | 406 |
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economy
The village has a cooperative of lavender - distillation . Otherwise tourism plays an economic role. The lake offers various opportunities for water sports and the landscape is interesting for hikers.
Attractions
The castle, which is still inhabited, has a 13th century donjon classified as a monument historique .
Community partnerships
Like the downstream resort of Gréoux-les-Bains , Esparron-de-Verdon has entered into a partnership with the spa town of Bad Krozingen in Baden-Württemberg .
