Saint-Benoît, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Saint-Benoît
Bridge of Queen Jeanne over the Coulomp Bridge of Queen Jeanne over the Coulomp
Coat of arms of Saint-Benoît Coat of arms
Saint-Benoît
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Saint-Benoît
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Castellane
Canton	Annot
Intercommunality	Terres de Lumière
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Henri Ferraro
Area1	21.03 km2 (8.12 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	122
• Density	5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	04174 / 04240
Elevation	515–1,402 m (1,690–4,600 ft) (avg. 720 m or 2,360 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1765	429	—
1793	550	+28.2%
1800	396	−28.0%
1806	445	+12.4%
1821	523	+17.5%
1831	512	−2.1%
1836	556	+8.6%
1841	590	+6.1%
1846	548	−7.1%
1851	516	−5.8%
1856	479	−7.2%
1861	431	−10.0%
1866	395	−8.4%
1872	392	−0.8%
1876	385	−1.8%
1881	405	+5.2%
1886	415	+2.5%
1891	402	−3.1%
1896	379	−5.7%
1901	269	−29.0%
1906	298	+10.8%
1911	258	−13.4%
1921	244	−5.4%
1926	248	+1.6%
1931	191	−23.0%
1936	183	−4.2%
1946	174	−4.9%
1954	146	−16.1%
1962	97	−33.6%
1968	71	−26.8%
1975	54	−23.9%
1982	66	+22.2%
1990	85	+28.8%
1999	112	+31.8%
2008	122	+8.9%

See also

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

References

• INSEE