Pierrevert

Pierrevert (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁvɛʁ]; Occitan: Peiravèrd) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Pierrevert
Commune
A general view of the village of Pierrevert
Coat of arms
Location of Pierrevert
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Coordinates: 43°48′44″N 5°45′01″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Manosque-1
Intercommunality	Durance-Luberon-Verdon Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	André Mille[1]
Area 1	27.9 km2 (10.8 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,943
• Density	141/km2 (366/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04152 /04860
Elevation	308–618 m (1,010–2,028 ft) (avg. 442 m or 1,450 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is at the centre of the Pierrevert wine appellation, that makes red, white and rosé. It includes some of the highest altitude vineyards in Provence. The area includes 800 hectares of vines, of which 450 are AOP, and 350 belong to the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence IGP.^[3] There are 7 producers (6 private estates and one co-operative).^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 768 —     1800 755 −0.24% 1806 886 +2.70% 1821 908 +0.16% 1831 852 −0.63% 1836 821 −0.74% 1841 902 +1.90% 1846 871 −0.70% 1851 850 −0.49% 1856 803 −1.13% 1861 813 +0.25% 1866 785 −0.70% 1872 730 −1.20% 1876 702 −0.97% 1881 662 −1.17% 1886 616 −1.43% 1891 526 −3.11% 1896 528 +0.08%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 522 −0.23% 1906 525 +0.11% 1911 519 −0.23% 1921 522 +0.06% 1926 403 −5.04% 1931 421 +0.88% 1936 405 −0.77% 1946 347 −1.53% 1954 431 +2.75% 1962 518 +2.32% 1968 1,028 +12.10% 1975 1,772 +8.09% 1982 2,560 +5.40% 1990 2,914 +1.63% 1999 3,280 +1.32% 2007 3,577 +1.09% 2012 3,699 +0.67% 2017 3,816 +0.62%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

See also

• Luberon
• Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department
• Coteaux de Pierrevert AOC