La Rochette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

La Rochette
A general view of the village of La Rochette A general view of the village of La Rochette
Coat of arms of La Rochette Coat of arms
La Rochette
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region La Rochette
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Castellane
Canton	Entrevaux
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Claude Drogoul
Area1	18.8 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	57
• Density	3.0/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	04170 / 06260
Elevation	637–1,505 m (2,090–4,938 ft) (avg. 850 m or 2,790 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.

La Rochette is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1765	285	—
1793	345	+21.1%
1800	285	−17.4%
1806	380	+33.3%
1821	390	+2.6%
1831	365	−6.4%
1836	355	−2.7%
1841	396	+11.5%
1846	407	+2.8%
1851	427	+4.9%
1856	392	−8.2%
1861	338	−13.8%
1866	340	+0.6%
1872	323	−5.0%
1876	310	−4.0%
1881	282	−9.0%
1886	286	+1.4%
1891	276	−3.5%
1896	272	−1.4%
1901	259	−4.8%
1906	258	−0.4%
1911	241	−6.6%
1921	190	−21.2%
1926	168	−11.6%
1931	165	−1.8%
1936	144	−12.7%
1946	135	−6.2%
1954	112	−17.0%
1962	90	−19.6%
1968	74	−17.8%
1975	66	−10.8%
1982	41	−37.9%
1990	48	+17.1%
1999	53	+10.4%
2008	57	+7.5%

See also

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

References

• INSEE