L'Escale
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
L'Escale (French pronunciation: [lɛskal]; Occitan: L'Escala) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. It is located on the eastern bank of the Durance opposite Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban.
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L'Escale | |
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Coordinates: 44°05′10″N 6°01′25″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
Arrondissement | Digne-les-Bains |
Canton | Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban |
Intercommunality | Provence-Alpes Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Fiaert[1] |
Area 1 | 20.36 km2 (7.86 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,377 |
• Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 04079 /04160 |
Elevation | 408–1,081 m (1,339–3,547 ft) (avg. 475 m or 1,558 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The Bléone forms the commune's southern border, then flows into the Durance, which forms the commune's western border.
Work began on the dam in 1959, which was completed in 1963.[3] With a height of 30ms it retains 15.70 hm³ of water.[3] It is 126 metres long with a road carriageway along which runs the Route Napoleon.[3] There is attached to the dam a power station whose three units produce a total of 170,000 KWs of electricity.[4]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 570 | — |
1975 | 722 | +3.43% |
1982 | 948 | +3.97% |
1990 | 1,100 | +1.88% |
1999 | 1,166 | +0.65% |
2007 | 1,245 | +0.82% |
2012 | 1,349 | +1.62% |
2017 | 1,389 | +0.59% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
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