Montfort (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence)

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Montfort
Montfort coat of arms
Montfort (France)
Montfort
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Forcalquier
Canton Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban
Community association Jabron-Lure-Vançon-Durance
Coordinates 44 ° 4 ′  N , 5 ° 58 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 4 ′  N , 5 ° 58 ′  E
height 395-860 m
surface 12.08 km 2
Residents 332 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 27 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 04600
INSEE code 04127

Montfort

Montfort is a municipality with 332 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in southern France . It belongs to the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region , the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department , the Forcalquier arrondissement and the Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban canton . The residents call themselves Montfortains .

The community has a school and is agriculturally oriented. a. Cheese , olive oil , wine and honey made with Protected Designation of Origin ( AOC ). There are several bridges from the 18th century , a hermitage and the Saint-Donat church.

geography

In the southeast, the Durance touches the municipality mark . The neighboring municipalities are Châteauneuf-Val-Saint-Donat in the north, Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban in the northeast, Les Mées in the southeast, Peyruis in the south and Mallefougasse-Augès in the west.

Transport links

The Autoroute du Val de Durance , combined with the Autoroute A51 and the European route 712 , passes Montfort and contains the next connection in the municipality of Peyruis .

Population development

The community was so severely affected by rural exodus in the 19th and early 20th centuries that the number of inhabitants fell by more than two thirds between 1831 and 1931.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2012
Residents 182 142 240 259 382 385 388 367

Attractions

  • Mairie Montfort

  • Saint Donat Church

  • Tower of the Sainte-Madeleine church

Web links

Commons : Montfort  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information about the school. Retrieved June 22, 2019 (French).