Colmars

Colmars

Colmars

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Coat of arms of Colmars
Colmars is located in France
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Colmars
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Castellane
Canton Allos-Colmars
Intercommunality Haut Verdon-Val d'Allos
Mayor Fernand Dyen
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 1,178–2,742 m (3,865–8,996 ft)
(avg. 1,250 m/4,100 ft)
Land area1 81.82 km2 (31.59 sq mi)
Population2 384  (2008)
 - Density 5 /km2 (13 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 04061/ 04370
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: 44°10′55″N 6°37′38″E / 44.182°N 6.6272°E / 44.182; 6.6272

Colmars or Colmars-les-Alpes (Còumars in provençal) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

The official name of the commune, according to the geographical code of the INSEE, is "Colmars", but it is always referred locally as "Colmars-les-Alpes", even though it is not recognised in legal situations. The signs on entering the village read "Colmars-les-Alpes".

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Geography

The village is situated at the conflence of the Verdon and Lance rivers, at an altitude of 1250 metres. The site of the village is a site inscrit, a site of special natural, scientific or historical interest.

Hamlets

There are two other hamlets in the commune: Clignon-Haut and Clignon-Bas.

Population

Historical population of Colmars
1700 1716 1717 1765 1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836
1712 1672 1320 1723 1100 898 927 961 927 986
1841 1846 1851 1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886
1033 1055 1097 1092 1118 1002 1004 990 818 845
1891 1896 1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946
777 708 715 707 717 550 507 424 405 389
1954 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
351 311 360 311 314 367 378 384

The inhabitants are called Colmarsiens.

Mountains and peaks

There are numerous high points in the commune. The main ones are:

  • Tête de l'Encombrette (2682m)
  • Autapie (2426m)
  • Roche Cline
  • Valpane

History

The name of the village comes from a hill dedicated to Mars by the Romans ("Collo Marto"). The village was originally situated further up a hill, but the site was judged to be too cramped and not possible to expand any further, so it was abandoned. It was destroyed by Raymond de Turenne in 1390.

Modern era

In the French Wars of Religion, the site was the target of several attacks:

  • Paulon de Mauvans, a Protestant captain, pillaged the village in 1560;
  • Cartier, a captain operating on behalf on de Mauvans, took and ransommed the village in 1583;
  • The French Catholic League sacked the village a few years later.

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