Beynes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Beynes
The old village of Beynes The old village of Beynes
Coat of arms of Beynes Coat of arms
Beynes
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Beynes
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Digne-les-Bains
Canton	Mézel
Intercommunality	Asse et de ses Affluents
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Sylvain Flores
Area1	41.24 km2 (15.92 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	121
• Density	2.9/km2 (7.6/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	04028 / 04270
Elevation	537–1,601 m (1,762–5,253 ft) (avg. 793 m or 2,602 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.

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

Geography

The river Asse forms all of the commune's northern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1765	173	—
1793	357	+106.4%
1800	326	−8.7%
1806	365	+12.0%
1821	349	−4.4%
1831	417	+19.5%
1836	406	−2.6%
1841	364	−10.3%
1846	401	+10.2%
1851	373	−7.0%
1856	351	−5.9%
1861	340	−3.1%
1866	315	−7.4%
1872	319	+1.3%
1876	326	+2.2%
1881	333	+2.1%
1886	309	−7.2%
1891	306	−1.0%
1896	279	−8.8%
1901	266	−4.7%
1906	223	−16.2%
1911	233	+4.5%
1921	162	−30.5%
1926	161	−0.6%
1931	149	−7.5%
1936	146	−2.0%
1946	109	−25.3%
1954	87	−20.2%
1962	63	−27.6%
1968	51	−19.0%
1975	54	+5.9%
1982	75	+38.9%
1990	93	+24.0%
1999	114	+22.6%
2008	121	+6.1%

See also

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

References

• INSEE