Mézel

For the commune in Puy-de-Dôme, see Mezel.

Mézel
The main road in the village of Mézel The main road in the village of Mézel
Coat of arms of Mézel Coat of arms
Mézel
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Mézel
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Digne-les-Bains
Canton	Mézel
Intercommunality	Trois Vallées
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Suzor
Area1	21.36 km2 (8.25 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	660
• Density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	04121 / 04270
Elevation	537–971 m (1,762–3,186 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.

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

Geography

The village lies on the right bank of the Asse, which forms all of the communes eastern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1765	656	—
1793	792	+20.7%
1800	709	−10.5%
1806	738	+4.1%
1821	819	+11.0%
1831	855	+4.4%
1836	903	+5.6%
1841	985	+9.1%
1846	963	−2.2%
1851	869	−9.8%
1856	811	−6.7%
1861	805	−0.7%
1866	806	+0.1%
1872	772	−4.2%
1876	774	+0.3%
1881	794	+2.6%
1886	929	+17.0%
1891	841	−9.5%
1896	695	−17.4%
1901	651	−6.3%
1906	649	−0.3%
1911	626	−3.5%
1921	516	−17.6%
1926	519	+0.6%
1931	525	+1.2%
1936	515	−1.9%
1946	404	−21.6%
1954	368	−8.9%
1962	363	−1.4%
1968	346	−4.7%
1975	326	−5.8%
1982	335	+2.8%
1990	423	+26.3%
1999	536	+26.7%
2008	660	+23.1%

See also

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

References

• INSEE