La Bâtie-Montsaléon
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Location of La Bâtie-Montsaléon | |
La Bâtie-Montsaléon La Bâtie-Montsaléon | |
| Coordinates: 44°27′25″N 5°45′00″E / 44.4569°N 5.75°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Gap |
| Canton | Serres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain d'Heilly[1] |
Area 1 | 15.08 km2 (5.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 304 |
| • Density | 20.2/km2 (52.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 05016 /05700 |
| Elevation | 671–1,431 m (2,201–4,695 ft) (avg. 760 m or 2,490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Bâtie-Montsaléon (French pronunciation: [la bati mɔ̃saleɔ̃]; Occitan: La Bastia Montsaleon) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
It is notable for being the location of the Battle of Mons Seleucus in 353, when Constantius II defeated the usurper Magnentius.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 134 | — |
| 1975 | 132 | −0.21% |
| 1982 | 134 | +0.22% |
| 1990 | 137 | +0.28% |
| 1999 | 136 | −0.08% |
| 2007 | 189 | +4.20% |
| 2012 | 220 | +3.08% |
| 2017 | 254 | +2.92% |
| 2023 | 304 | +3.04% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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