Mezel
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region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
Arrondissement | Digne-les-Bains | |
Canton | Riez | |
Community association | Provence-Alpes agglomeration | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 0 ′ N , 6 ° 12 ′ E | |
height | 537-971 m | |
surface | 21.36 km 2 | |
Residents | 656 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 04270 | |
INSEE code | 04121 | |
The center of Mézel with the two village churches |
Mézel is a French municipality with 656 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It is the main town ( Chef-lieu ) of the canton of the same name in the Arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains .
geography
The neighboring communities are
- Le Chaffaut-Saint-Jurson in the north-west,
- Châteauredon in the northeast,
- Beynes in the east,
- Estoublon in the south,
- Saint-Jeannet in the southwest.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2012 |
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Residents | 353 | 346 | 326 | 335 | 423 | 536 | 660 | 709 |
Attractions
- Two village churches
- Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire
Web links
Commons : Mézel - collection of images, videos and audio files