Puimichel

Puimichel
A general view of the village of Puimichel A general view of the village of Puimichel
Coat of arms of Puimichel Coat of arms
Puimichel
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Puimichel
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Digne-les-Bains
Canton	Les Mées
Intercommunality	Val de Rancure
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Max Brunel
Area1	36.81 km2 (14.21 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	255
• Density	6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	04156 / 04700
Elevation	486–884 m (1,594–2,900 ft) (avg. 700 m or 2,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Puimichel is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1765	783	—
1793	600	−23.4%
1806	613	+2.2%
1821	697	+13.7%
1831	761	+9.2%
1836	792	+4.1%
1841	794	+0.3%
1846	739	−6.9%
1851	732	−0.9%
1856	688	−6.0%
1861	707	+2.8%
1866	724	+2.4%
1872	653	−9.8%
1876	587	−10.1%
1881	529	−9.9%
1886	466	−11.9%
1891	430	−7.7%
1896	426	−0.9%
1901	409	−4.0%
1906	400	−2.2%
1911	371	−7.3%
1921	309	−16.7%
1926	282	−8.7%
1931	282	+0.0%
1936	241	−14.5%
1946	185	−23.2%
1954	171	−7.6%
1962	152	−11.1%
1968	161	+5.9%
1975	147	−8.7%
1982	194	+32.0%
1990	203	+4.6%
1999	237	+16.7%
2008	255	+7.6%

See also

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

References

• INSEE