La Bâtie-Neuve

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

(2020–2026) Joël Bonnafoux^[1]Area27.99 km² (10.81 sq mi)Population2,595 • Density93/km² (240/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation824–2,420 m (2,703–7,940 ft)
(avg. 855 m or 2,805 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Bâtie-Neuve (French pronunciation: [la bati nœv]; Occitan: La Bastia Nòva) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Location

The village is 5 km (3.1 mi) away from La Bâtie-Vieille. It is close to Gap.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 808 —     1800 794 −0.25% 1806 851 +1.16% 1821 716 −1.14% 1831 855 +1.79% 1836 821 −0.81% 1841 830 +0.22% 1846 905 +1.75% 1851 851 −1.22% 1856 840 −0.26% 1861 767 −1.80% 1866 798 +0.80% 1872 766 −0.68% 1876 773 +0.23% 1881 947 +4.14% 1886 820 −2.84% 1891 752 −1.72% 1896 694 −1.59%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 656 −1.12% 1906 623 −1.03% 1911 620 −0.10% 1921 554 −1.12% 1926 608 +1.88% 1931 573 −1.18% 1936 638 +2.17% 1946 518 −2.06% 1954 474 −1.10% 1962 528 +1.36% 1968 510 −0.58% 1975 627 +2.99% 1982 837 +4.21% 1990 1,327 +5.93% 1999 1,687 +2.70% 2007 2,019 +2.27% 2012 2,420 +3.69% 2017 2,534 +0.92%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department

References