Peyruis

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Peyruis
Coat of arms of Peyruis
Peyruis (France)
Peyruis
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Digne-les-Bains
Canton Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban
Community association Provence-Alpes agglomeration
Coordinates 44 ° 2 '  N , 5 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 2 '  N , 5 ° 56'  E
height 381-740 m
surface 23.23 km 2
Residents 2,858 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 123 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 04310
INSEE code
Website www.peyruis.fr

Peyruis

Peyruis ( Occitan : Peirueis ) is a commune with 2,858 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . Peyruis belongs to the arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains and the canton of Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban . The inhabitants are called Peyruisiens .

geography

Peyruis is located on the right bank of the Durance River on the Massif de la Sainte-Baume ridge . Peyruis is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Mallefougasse-Augès in the north and north-west, Montfort in the north and north-east, Les Mées in the east and south-east, Ganagobie in the south and south-west, Sigonce in the south-west and Montlaux in the west.

The A51 autoroute and the former national route 96 run through the municipality .

Population development

year 1831 1846 1861 1876 1891 1906 1926 1946 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
Residents 868 851 774 829 779 719 616 797 1,343 1,604 1,627 1,699 2,036 2,217 2,438 2,767

Attractions

  • Castle ruins from the 12th century
  • Old Jewish quarter
  • Saint-Roch church from the 11th century
  • Saint-Nicolas chapel
Saint-Nicolas chapel

Web links

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