Le Castellet, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Le Castellet Lo Castelet (Occitan)
Commune
The village of Le Castellet
Coat of arms
Location of Le Castellet
(2020–2026)		Benoît Gouin^[1]
Area ¹	18.87 km² (7.29 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	301
• Density	16/km² (41/sq mi)
Demonym	Castellians
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04041 /04700
Elevation	362–665 m (1,188–2,182 ft) (avg. 480 m or 1,570 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Castellet (French pronunciation: [lə kastəlɛ]; Occitan: Lo Castelet) is a rural commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located north of Valensole, east of the Valley of the Durance. In 2021 it had a population of 301.

Geography

The river Asse forms part of the commune's southern border.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	125	—
1975	151	+2.74%
1982	186	+3.02%
1990	172	−0.97%
1999	202	+1.80%
2009	271	+2.98%
2014	294	+1.64%
2020	298	+0.23%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE.