Corbières-en-Provence

This article is about the commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. For the commune in Aude also named Corbièras in Occitan, see Corbières, Aude. For the natural region, see Corbières Massif.

Corbières-en-Provence (French pronunciation: [kɔʁbjɛʁ ɑ̃ pʁɔvɑ̃s], literally Corbières in Provence; Occitan: Corbièras),^[3] simply known as Corbières until 2018, is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Its inhabitants are called Corbiérains (masculine) and Corbiéraines (feminine).

Corbières-en-Provence Corbièras (Occitan)
Commune
A view of Corbières-en-Provence
Coat of arms
Location of Corbières-en-Provence
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Coordinates: 43°45′43″N 5°45′07″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Manosque-3
Intercommunality	Durance-Luberon-Verdon Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Castel[1]
Area 1	19.06 km2 (7.36 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,254
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04063 /04220
Elevation	256–531 m (840–1,742 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Corbières-en-Provence is located at the heart of the Provence historical province, on the departmental border with Vaucluse and Var, not far north from Bouches-du-Rhône, where the Verdon flows into the Durance. The commune itself is situated on the Durance, the banks of which are served by the A51 autoroute, nicknamed the "Autoroute du Val de Durance".

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	633	—
1975	483	−3.79%
1982	660	+4.56%
1990	786	+2.21%
1999	791	+0.07%
2009	968	+2.04%
2014	1,097	+2.53%
2020	1,241	+2.08%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Coteaux de Pierrevert AOC
• Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

References

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. Décret n° 2018-956 5 November 2018 (in French)
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE