Malijai

Malijai
The chateau of Malijai
Location of Malijai
Malijai
Malijai
Coordinates: 44°02′48″N 6°01′52″E / 44.0467°N 6.0311°E / 44.0467; 6.0311
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
ArrondissementDigne-les-Bains
CantonDigne-les-Bains-2
IntercommunalityCA Provence-Alpes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sonia Fontaine[1]
Area
1
26.56 km2 (10.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
2,020
 • Density76.1/km2 (197/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
04108 /04350
Elevation422–1,080 m (1,385–3,543 ft)
(avg. 428 m or 1,404 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Malijai (French pronunciation: [maliʒɛ]) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. In 1974, it absorbed the former commune Chénerilles.[3]

Geography

The village lies on the right bank of the Bléone, which forms part of the commune's western border, then flows west through the northern part of the commune.

Population

Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 996—    
1975 1,419+5.19%
1982 1,578+1.53%
1990 1,703+0.96%
1999 1,628−0.50%
2007 1,924+2.11%
2012 1,976+0.53%
2017 1,975−0.01%
2023 2,020+0.38%
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. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0030, 3 February 1974, pp. 1283-1284.
  4. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE