Mézel

For the commune in Puy-de-Dôme, see Mezel.

Mézel
Mézel
Administration
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Digne-les-Bains
Canton	Mézel
Intercommunality	Trois Vallées
Mayor	Pierre Suzor (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	537–971 m (1,762–3,186 ft)
Land area1	21.36 km2 (8.25 sq mi)
Population2	660  (2008)
- Density	31 /km2 (80 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	04121/ 04270
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.

Coordinates: 43°59′51″N 6°11′48″E / 43.9975°N 6.19666666667°E / 43.9975; 6.19666666667

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

Geography

The village lies on the right bank of the Asse, which forms all of the commune's eastern border.

Population

Historical population of Mézel

1765	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
656	792	709	738	819	855	903	985	963	869

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901
811	805	806	772	774	794	929	841	695	651

1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968
649	626	516	519	525	515	404	368	363	346

1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
326	335	423	536	660

See also

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

References

• INSEE