Peipin
Peipin Peypin |
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region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
Arrondissement | Forcalquier | |
Canton | Sisteron | |
Community association | Jabron-Lure-Vançon-Durance | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 8 ' N , 5 ° 57' E | |
height | 438-1,281 m | |
surface | 13.15 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,464 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 111 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 04200 | |
INSEE code | 04145 | |
Bridge over the Jabron near Peipin |
Peipin is a French commune with 1,464 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Sisteron in the Forcalquier arrondissement .
The municipality is located on the Durance at an altitude of about 460 meters above sea level.
history
There is evidence that an oppidum existed at Peipin during the Iron Age . Peipin is located on the former Via Domitia .
At the beginning of the 13th century, a customs post was built in Peipin, which existed until 1758.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
Residents | 238 | 291 | 433 | 534 | 710 | 1008 | 1179 | 1468 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Web links
Commons : Peipin - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Office de Tourisme du Val de Durance, Tourist Guide 2010, English edition