Limans

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Limans
Limans coat of arms
Limans (France)
Limans
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Forcalquier
Canton Forcalquier
Community association Pays Forcalquier and Montagne de Lure
Coordinates 43 ° 59 ′  N , 5 ° 44 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 59 ′  N , 5 ° 44 ′  E
height 452-919 m
surface 20.97 km 2
Residents 369 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 18 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 04300
INSEE code

Limans

Liman is a French municipality with 369 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Forcalquier and the Canton Forcalquier .

geography

Neighboring municipalities of Limans are Ongles in the north and east, Forcalquier in the southeast, Mane in the south, Revest-de-Brouesses in the west and Lardiers in the north-west. The municipality is part of the Luberon Regional Nature Park .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 111 125 156 158 253 289 332 364

economy

The original of the ten cooperatives of the Longo maï movement exists in Limans .

Attractions

  • Fortified farm in the district of Ybourges (13th / 14th century, Monument historique )
  • Saint Georges Church (14th century with remains dating back to the 6th century)

literature

  • Raymond Collier: La Haute-Provence monumentale et artistique, Digne, Imprimerie Louis Jean, 1986, 559 pp.
  • Édouard Baratier, Georges Duby , Ernest Hildesheimer (eds.): Atlas historique. Provence, Comtat Venaissin, principauté d'Orange, comté de Nice, principauté de Monaco, Librairie Armand Colin, Paris, 1969

Web links

Commons : Limans (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files