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Marcoux (French pronunciation: [maʁku]; Occitan: Marcòs) is a village and commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of southeastern France.
Marcoux | |
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 Marcoux as seen from the D900 road | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Marcoux  | |
  Marcoux  Marcoux | |
| Coordinates: 44°07′N 6°16′E / 44.12°N 6.27°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
| Arrondissement | Digne-les-Bains |
| Canton | Digne-les-Bains-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Provence-Alpes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Boyer[1] |
| Area 1 | 32.17 km2 (12.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 454 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 04113 /04420 |
| Elevation | 604–1,311 m (1,982–4,301 ft) (avg. 691 m or 2,267 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The closest airport to Marcoux is Nice Airport (91 km).
Geography edit
The river Bléone flows southwest through the northern part of the commune and forms part of its northeastern and western borders.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 166 | — |
| 1975 | 305 | +9.08% |
| 1982 | 390 | +3.57% |
| 1990 | 414 | +0.75% |
| 1999 | 402 | −0.33% |
| 2009 | 518 | +2.57% |
| 2014 | 517 | −0.04% |
| 2020 | 449 | −2.32% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable people edit
- Jacques Chastan, French Roman Catholic missionary and martyr in Korea
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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