Méolans-Revel

Méolans-Revel (French pronunciation: [meɔlɑ̃ ʁəvɛl]; Occitan: Meulans e Revèl) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

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Méolans-Revel
Commune
The bell tower of the church of Saint-Julien, in Méolans-Revel
Location of Méolans-Revel
Méolans-Revel Show map of France Méolans-Revel Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 44°24′08″N 6°30′44″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Barcelonnette
Canton	Barcelonnette
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Million Rousseau^[1]
Area ¹	127.74 km² (49.32 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	323
• Density	2.5/km² (6.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04161 /04340
Elevation	912–2,928 m (2,992–9,606 ft) (avg. 1,040 m or 3,410 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	299	—
1975	230	−3.68%
1982	224	−0.38%
1990	227	+0.17%
1999	284	+2.52%
2009	333	+1.60%
2014	336	+0.18%
2020	324	−0.60%
Source: INSEE^[3]

On the 24 March 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 travelling from Barcelona to Düsseldorf crashed near Méolans-Revel.^[4]

[1]
"Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
[2]
"Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
[3]
Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
[4]
"Germanwings Flight 4U9525: Airbus A320 crash in French Alps kills 150 aboard | CBC News".

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Méolans-Revel (French pronunciation: [meɔlɑ̃ ʁəvɛl]; Occitan: Meulans e Revèl) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

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Quick Facts Country, Region ...

Méolans-Revel
Commune
The bell tower of the church of Saint-Julien, in Méolans-Revel
Location of Méolans-Revel
Méolans-Revel Show map of France Méolans-Revel Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 44°24′08″N 6°30′44″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Barcelonnette
Canton	Barcelonnette
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Million Rousseau^[1]
Area ¹	127.74 km² (49.32 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	323
• Density	2.5/km² (6.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04161 /04340
Elevation	912–2,928 m (2,992–9,606 ft) (avg. 1,040 m or 3,410 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

More information Year, Pop. ...

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	299	—
1975	230	−3.68%
1982	224	−0.38%
1990	227	+0.17%
1999	284	+2.52%
2009	333	+1.60%
2014	336	+0.18%
2020	324	−0.60%
Source: INSEE^[3]

On the 24 March 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 travelling from Barcelona to Düsseldorf crashed near Méolans-Revel.^[4]

[1]
"Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
[2]
"Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
[3]
Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
[4]
"Germanwings Flight 4U9525: Airbus A320 crash in French Alps kills 150 aboard | CBC News".

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