Méolans-Revel
Méolans-Revel | |
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 The bell tower of the church of Saint-Julien, in Méolans-Revel | |
Location of Méolans-Revel | |
  Méolans-Revel  Méolans-Revel | |
| Coordinates: 44°24′08″N 6°30′44″E / 44.4022°N 6.5122°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
| Arrondissement | Barcelonnette |
| Canton | Barcelonnette |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Million Rousseau[1] |
Area 1 | 127.74 km2 (49.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 323 |
| • Density | 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 04161 /04340 |
| Elevation | 912–2,928 m (2,992–9,606 ft) (avg. 1,040 m or 3,410 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Méolans-Revel (French pronunciation: [meɔlɑ̃ ʁəvɛl]; Occitan: Meulans e Revèl) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 299 | — |
| 1975 | 230 | −3.68% |
| 1982 | 224 | −0.38% |
| 1990 | 227 | +0.17% |
| 1999 | 284 | +2.52% |
| 2009 | 333 | +1.60% |
| 2014 | 336 | +0.18% |
| 2020 | 324 | −0.60% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Incidents
On the 24 March 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 travelling from Barcelona to Düsseldorf crashed near Méolans-Revel.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Germanwings Flight 4U9525: Airbus A320 crash in French Alps kills 150 aboard | CBC News".
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