Volx

Volx
A general view of the village of Volx A general view of the village of Volx
Coat of arms of Volx Coat of arms
Volx
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Volx
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Manosque-Nord
Intercommunality	Luberon Oriental
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jérôme Dubois
Area1	19.52 km2 (7.54 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	2,887
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	04245 / 04130
Elevation	307–791 m (1,007–2,595 ft) (avg. 335 m or 1,099 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.

Volx is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1765	702	—
1793	646	−8.0%
1800	688	+6.5%
1806	765	+11.2%
1821	921	+20.4%
1831	918	−0.3%
1836	959	+4.5%
1841	950	−0.9%
1846	975	+2.6%
1851	956	−1.9%
1856	946	−1.0%
1861	991	+4.8%
1866	908	−8.4%
1872	905	−0.3%
1876	955	+5.5%
1881	950	−0.5%
1886	888	−6.5%
1891	947	+6.6%
1896	786	−17.0%
1901	813	+3.4%
1906	893	+9.8%
1911	894	+0.1%
1921	956	+6.9%
1926	903	−5.5%
1931	951	+5.3%
1936	868	−8.7%
1946	1,002	+15.4%
1954	1,059	+5.7%
1962	1,334	+26.0%
1968	1,902	+42.6%
1975	2,026	+6.5%
1982	2,185	+7.8%
1990	2,516	+15.1%
1999	2,690	+6.9%
2008	2,887	+7.3%

See also

• Coteaux de Pierrevert AOC
• Luberon

References

• INSEE