Barret-sur-Méouge

Barret-sur-Méouge
The village seen from the Col de Branche
Location of Barret-sur-Méouge
Barret-sur-Méouge
Barret-sur-Méouge
Coordinates: 44°15′48″N 5°44′03″E / 44.2633°N 5.7342°E / 44.2633; 5.7342
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
ArrondissementGap
CantonLaragne-Montéglin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Peyre[1]
Area
1
26.72 km2 (10.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
193
 • Density7.22/km2 (18.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
05014 /05300
Elevation592–1,555 m (1,942–5,102 ft)
(avg. 649 m or 2,129 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Barret-sur-Méouge (French pronunciation: [baʁɛ syʁ meuʒ], literally Barret on Méouge; Occitan: Barret sus Meüja, before 2001: Barret-le-Bas)[3] is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is located at the start of the 'Gorges de la Méouge' on the Méouge river.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 342—    
1975 291−2.28%
1982 187−6.12%
1990 237+3.01%
1999 232−0.24%
2007 213−1.06%
2012 233+1.81%
2017 220−1.14%
2023 193−2.16%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Décret du 1er février 2001 portant changement de nom de communes, Légifrance.
  4. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE