Volx (French pronunciation: [vɔlks]; Occitan: Vòus) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Volx
Commune
Coat of arms of Volx
Location of Volx
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Volx is located in France
Volx
Volx
Volx is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Volx
Volx
Coordinates: 43°52′42″N 5°50′33″E / 43.8783°N 5.8425°E / 43.8783; 5.8425
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
ArrondissementForcalquier
CantonManosque-2
IntercommunalityDurance-Luberon-Verdon Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jérôme Dubois[1]
Area
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19.52 km2 (7.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,219
 • Density160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
04245 /04130
Elevation307–791 m (1,007–2,595 ft)
(avg. 335 m or 1,099 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 646—    
1800 688+0.90%
1806 765+1.78%
1821 921+1.24%
1831 918−0.03%
1836 959+0.88%
1841 950−0.19%
1846 975+0.52%
1851 956−0.39%
1856 946−0.21%
1861 991+0.93%
1866 908−1.73%
1872 905−0.06%
1876 955+1.35%
1881 950−0.10%
1886 888−1.34%
1891 847−0.94%
1896 786−1.48%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 813+0.68%
1906 893+1.89%
1911 894+0.02%
1921 956+0.67%
1926 903−1.13%
1931 951+1.04%
1936 868−1.81%
1946 1,002+1.45%
1954 1,059+0.69%
1962 1,334+2.93%
1968 1,902+6.09%
1975 2,026+0.91%
1982 2,185+1.09%
1990 2,516+1.78%
1999 2,690+0.75%
2007 2,885+0.88%
2012 3,090+1.38%
2017 3,171+0.52%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Volx, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE