Avançon, Hautes-Alpes

Avançon
A general view of the village of Avançon A general view of the village of Avançon
Avançon
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Avançon
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Gap
Canton	La Bâtie-Neuve
Intercommunality	Avance
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Laurent Nicolas
Area1	22.57 km2 (8.71 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	407
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	05011 / 05230
Elevation	718–1,629 m (2,356–5,344 ft) (avg. 900 m or 3,000 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.

Avançon is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	561	—
1800	576	+2.7%
1806	608	+5.6%
1821	538	−11.5%
1831	656	+21.9%
1836	652	−0.6%
1841	673	+3.2%
1846	667	−0.9%
1851	656	−1.6%
1856	611	−6.9%
1861	621	+1.6%
1866	607	−2.3%
1872	584	−3.8%
1876	594	+1.7%
1881	574	−3.4%
1886	593	+3.3%
1891	519	−12.5%
1896	534	+2.9%
1901	513	−3.9%
1906	510	−0.6%
1911	506	−0.8%
1921	399	−21.1%
1926	402	+0.8%
1931	343	−14.7%
1936	342	−0.3%
1946	307	−10.2%
1954	270	−12.1%
1962	249	−7.8%
1968	252	+1.2%
1975	219	−13.1%
1982	261	+19.2%
1990	279	+6.9%
1999	331	+18.6%
2008	352	+6.3%
2012	407	+15.6%

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department

References

• INSEE