Méolans-Revel

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

Méolans-Revel
Commune
The bell tower of the church of Saint-Julien, in Méolans-Revel
Location of Méolans-Revel
Méolans-Revel
Méolans-Revel
Coordinates: 44°24′08″N 6°30′44″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
ArrondissementBarcelonnette
CantonBarcelonnette
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Émile Tron
Area
1
127.74 km2 (49.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
339
 • Density2.7/km2 (6.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
04161 /04340
Elevation912–2,928 m (2,992–9,606 ft)
(avg. 1,040 m or 3,410 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
17651,114—    
17931,039−6.7%
1800906−12.8%
1806897−1.0%
1821896−0.1%
1831973+8.6%
1836926−4.8%
1841933+0.8%
1846918−1.6%
1851855−6.9%
1856833−2.6%
1861771−7.4%
1866831+7.8%
1872752−9.5%
1876740−1.6%
1881701−5.3%
1886710+1.3%
1891644−9.3%
YearPop.±%
1896272−57.8%
1901255−6.2%
1906512+100.8%
1911237−53.7%
1921204−13.9%
1926202−1.0%
1931402+99.0%
1936366−9.0%
1946298−18.6%
1954238−20.1%
1962205−13.9%
1968173−15.6%
1975230+32.9%
1982224−2.6%
1990227+1.3%
1999284+25.1%
2008330+16.2%

Incidents

On the 24 March 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 travelling from Barcelona to Düsseldorf crashed near Méolans-Revel.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/germanwings-flight-4u9525-airbus-a320-crashes-in-southern-france-with-150-aboard-1.3006701


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