Larche, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Larche
Part of Val-d'Oronaye
A general view of the village of Larche
Location of Larche
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Coordinates: 44°27′08″N 6°50′50″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Barcelonnette
Canton	Barcelonnette
Commune	Val-d'Oronaye
Area ^1	68.86 km^2 (26.59 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	50
• Density	0.73/km^2 (1.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	04530
Elevation	1,606–3,165 m (5,269–10,384 ft) (avg. 1,697 m or 5,568 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Larche (French pronunciation: [laʁʃ]; Vivaro-Alpine: L'Archa) is a former commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Val-d'Oronaye.[2]

Geography

It lies on the northwestern foot of the Maddalena Pass, called Col de Larche in French.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1765 876 —     1793 679 −22.5% 1800 848 +24.9% 1806 747 −11.9% 1821 784 +5.0% 1831 789 +0.6% 1836 788 −0.1% 1841 738 −6.3% 1846 677 −8.3% 1851 700 +3.4% 1856 672 −4.0% 1861 677 +0.7% 1866 650 −4.0% 1872 665 +2.3% 1876 645 −3.0% 1881 615 −4.7% 1886 787 +28.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1891 552 −29.9% 1896 576 +4.3% 1901 558 −3.1% 1906 587 +5.2% 1911 552 −6.0% 1921 377 −31.7% 1926 362 −4.0% 1931 299 −17.4% 1936 267 −10.7% 1954 151 −43.4% 1962 102 −32.5% 1968 128 +25.5% 1975 100 −21.9% 1982 91 −9.0% 1990 71 −22.0% 1999 83 +16.9% 2008 72 −13.3%

See also

• Ubaye Valley
• Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

References

1. "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
2. Arrêté préfectoral 14 December 2015 (in French)