Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire

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Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire
Coat of arms of Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire
Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire (France)
Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Forcalquier
Canton Reillanne
Community association Haute-Provence Pays de Banon
Coordinates 43 ° 55 '  N , 5 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 55 '  N , 5 ° 43'  E
height 386-767 m
surface 27.78 km 2
Residents 1,238 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 45 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 04870
INSEE code

The Mairie

Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire is a municipality with 1238 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 Reillanne canton . It borders on Mane to the north, Dauphin to the east, Saint-Martin-les-Eaux and Villemus to the south, Reillanne and Aubenas-les-Alpes to the west and Revest-des-Brousses to the north -west . The residents call themselves Saint-Michelois.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2012
Residents 432 499 617 713 844 904 1,113 1,196

Attractions

  • Saint-Jean Chapel, Monument historique
  • Saint-Michel church
  • Saint-Paul Chapel, Monument historique
  • Romanesque church of Saint-Pierre
  • Sainte-Marie-Madeleine church from the 12th / 13th centuries Century, Monument historique
  • Fortification, Monument historique

Web links

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