Valernes
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
| Arrondissement | Forcalquier | |
| Canton | Seyne | |
| Community association | Sisteronais-Buëch | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 16 ′ N , 5 ° 58 ′ E | |
| height | 460-1,357 m | |
| surface | 28.47 km 2 | |
| Residents | 250 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 04200 | |
| INSEE code | 04231 | |
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Valernes is a French commune of 250 people (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 Seyne in the Arrondissement of Forcalquier . The residents call themselves the Valernes and Valernois .
geography
The village center is at 600 m . In the west, the Durance forms the municipal boundary . Its tributary Sasse crosses the municipal marker. The neighboring municipalities are Nibles and Châteaufort in the northeast, Saint-Geniez and Entrepierres in the southeast, Sisteron in the southwest, Le Poët in the west and Vaumeilh in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 191 | 174 | 142 | 178 | 222 | 231 | 241 | 250 |
Saint Didier Castle
Bridge "Fombeton" over the Durance
1189 m high mountain Rochers de Hongrie
Web links
Commons : Valernes - collection of images, videos and audio files
