Castellane

Castellane
Castelana (Occitan)
Castellane Town Hall
Castellane Town Hall
Coat of arms of Castellane
Location of Castellane
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Castellane is located in France
Castellane
Castellane
Castellane is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Castellane
Castellane
Coordinates: 43°50′51″N 6°30′50″E / 43.8475°N 6.5139°E / 43.8475; 6.5139
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
ArrondissementCastellane
CantonCastellane
IntercommunalityAlpes Provence Verdon – Sources de Lumière
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Liperini[1]
Area
1
117.79 km2 (45.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,456
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
04039 /04120
Elevation639–1,761 m (2,096–5,778 ft)
(avg. 724 m or 2,375 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Castellane (French pronunciation: [kastɛlan]; Provençal Occitan: Castelana) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. With a population of 1,470 (2019), it has the distinction of being France's least populated subprefecture, ahead of Largentière in Ardèche.

Its inhabitants are referred to as Castellanais (masculine) and Castellanaises (feminine).[3]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Roger Brunet, Canton of Castellane, Le Trésor des régions

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