Gréoux-les-Bains (French pronunciation: [ɡʁeu le bɛ̃]; Provençal Occitan: Greù) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Best known for its Château des Templiers, the town is on the right bank of the river Verdon. The commune, on the departmental border with Var, had a population of 2,639 in 2019.

Gréoux-les-Bains
Grèus (Occitan)
A view of the river Verdon to the south of the town of Gréoux-les-Bains
A view of the river Verdon to the south of the town of Gréoux-les-Bains
Coat of arms of Gréoux-les-Bains
Location of Gréoux-les-Bains
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Gréoux-les-Bains is located in France
Gréoux-les-Bains
Gréoux-les-Bains
Gréoux-les-Bains is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Gréoux-les-Bains
Gréoux-les-Bains
Coordinates: 43°45′33″N 5°53′03″E / 43.7592°N 5.8842°E / 43.7592; 5.8842
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
ArrondissementForcalquier
CantonValensole
IntercommunalityDurance-Luberon-Verdon Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Paul Audan[1]
Area
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69.46 km2 (26.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,939
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
04094 /04800
Elevation268–571 m (879–1,873 ft)
(avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,180—    
1806 1,471+1.71%
1821 1,419−0.24%
1831 1,432+0.09%
1836 1,337−1.36%
1841 1,374+0.55%
1846 1,368−0.09%
1851 1,404+0.52%
1856 1,356−0.69%
1861 1,400+0.64%
1866 1,356−0.64%
1872 1,378+0.27%
1876 1,260−2.21%
1881 1,228−0.51%
1886 1,283+0.88%
1891 1,163−1.94%
1896 1,092−1.25%
1901 980−2.14%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 995+0.30%
1911 1,022+0.54%
1921 855−1.77%
1926 835−0.47%
1931 947+2.55%
1936 950+0.06%
1946 871−0.86%
1954 782−1.34%
1962 1,039+3.62%
1968 1,182+2.17%
1975 1,296+1.32%
1982 1,635+3.38%
1990 1,718+0.62%
1999 1,921+1.25%
2007 2,459+3.13%
2012 2,589+1.04%
2017 2,634+0.35%
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 Gréoux-les-Bains, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE