Upaix

Upaix
A general view of the village A general view of the village
Coat of arms of Upaix Coat of arms
Upaix
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Upaix
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Gap
Canton	Laragne-Montéglin
Intercommunality	Laragne
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Abel Jouve
Area1	23.26 km2 (8.98 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	431
• Density	19/km2 (48/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	05173 / 05300
Elevation	494–757 m (1,621–2,484 ft) (avg. 720 m or 2,360 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.

Upaix is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Administration

• 2008–2014: Charles Aillaud
• 2014–current: Abel Jouve

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	700	—
1800	692	−1.1%
1806	839	+21.2%
1821	766	−8.7%
1831	747	−2.5%
1836	705	−5.6%
1841	715	+1.4%
1846	747	+4.5%
1851	693	−7.2%
1856	685	−1.2%
1861	662	−3.4%
1866	684	+3.3%
1872	661	−3.4%
1876	634	−4.1%
1881	563	−11.2%
1886	547	−2.8%
1891	505	−7.7%
1896	474	−6.1%
1901	454	−4.2%
1906	422	−7.0%
1911	516	+22.3%
1921	628	+21.7%
1926	585	−6.8%
1931	375	−35.9%
1936	360	−4.0%
1946	367	+1.9%
1954	329	−10.4%
1962	324	−1.5%
1968	328	+1.2%
1975	331	+0.9%
1982	284	−14.2%
1990	359	+26.4%
1999	376	+4.7%
2008	412	+9.6%
2012	431	+4.6%

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department

References

• INSEE