Crots

Crots
The bell tower of the church in Crots
Coat of arms
Crots
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Crots
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Gap
Canton	Embrun
Intercommunality	Embrun
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Gandois
Area1	53.84 km2 (20.79 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	928
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	05045 / 05200
Elevation	778–2,896 m (2,552–9,501 ft) (avg. 790 m or 2,590 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.

Crots is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. The territory of the commune belongs to the Écrins National Park.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,264	—
1800	1,183	−6.4%
1821	1,357	+14.7%
1831	1,496	+10.2%
1841	1,459	−2.5%
1851	1,441	−1.2%
1861	1,360	−5.6%
1872	1,323	−2.7%
1881	1,313	−0.8%
1891	1,088	−17.1%
1901	1,050	−3.5%
1911	939	−10.6%
1921	790	−15.9%
1936	673	−14.8%
1946	584	−13.2%
1954	470	−19.5%
1962	478	+1.7%
1968	463	−3.1%
1975	469	+1.3%
1982	563	+20.0%
1990	670	+19.0%
1999	723	+7.9%
2006	883	+22.1%
2008	928	+5.1%

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department

References

• INSEE