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Vaumeilh
Commune
The church and surrounding buildings in Vaumeilh
The church and surrounding buildings in Vaumeilh
Coat of arms of Vaumeilh
Coat of arms
Location of Vaumeilh
Map
Vaumeilh is located in France
Vaumeilh
Vaumeilh
Vaumeilh is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Vaumeilh
Vaumeilh
Coordinates: 44°17′21″N 5°57′35″E / 44.2892°N 5.9597°E / 44.2892; 5.9597
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
ArrondissementForcalquier
CantonSeyne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Élisabeth Collombon[1]
Area
1
25.52 km2 (9.85 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
267
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
04233 /04200
Elevation460–1,055 m (1,509–3,461 ft)
(avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

It is a small Provençal village with narrow, winding streets which backs on to a hill. The Durance flows 1 km (0.62 mi) away below a plateau which grows mainly cereals and apples and also supports some livestock.

Origin of the name

The most common theory is that the name comes from the Latin word 'Vallis Mellis' which is translated as valley of honey. Charles Rostaing suggested that the name sounds like a word for mountain and so this might be its origin. Ernest Nègre proposed that the name is composed of the Latin word 'vallem' and the Roman name 'Maelius'.

History

The village was mentioned, as 'Vaumel', for the first time in charters dated 1171. It was occupied by Protestants at the end of the French Wars of Religion. A 'patriotic society' was created in the spring of 1792, which was one of 21 in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence to debate political matters.

Administration

List of mayors:[3]

Population

The inhabitants are called Vaumeilhois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 609—    
1800 563−1.12%
1806 625+1.76%
1821 461−2.01%
1831 480+0.40%
1836 550+2.76%
1841 540−0.37%
1846 567+0.98%
1851 553−0.50%
1856 554+0.04%
1861 530−0.88%
1866 493−1.44%
1872 522+0.96%
1876 513−0.43%
1881 517+0.16%
1886 477−1.60%
1891 441−1.56%
1896 375−3.19%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 345−1.65%
1906 320−1.49%
1911 309−0.70%
1921 278−1.05%
1926 282+0.29%
1931 249−2.46%
1936 220−2.45%
1946 198−1.05%
1954 196−0.13%
1962 170−1.76%
1968 159−1.11%
1975 152−0.64%
1982 159+0.65%
1990 170+0.84%
1999 197+1.65%
2007 276+4.31%
2012 265−0.81%
2017 262−0.23%
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE[5]

Sights

See also

References

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Site de la préfecture des AHP
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vaumeilh, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ a b Web-site maintained by the mayor
  7. ^ Trail of Talking Rocks
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