Avançon, Hautes-Alpes

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

Coat of arms

Location of Avançon

(2020–2026) Laurent Nicolas^[1]Area

22.57 km² (8.71 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

418 • Density19/km² (48/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

05011 /05230

Elevation718–1,629 m (2,356–5,344 ft)
(avg. 900 m or 3,000 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Avançon (French pronunciation: [avɑ̃sɔ̃]) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	252	—
1975	219	−1.99%
1982	261	+2.54%
1990	279	+0.84%
1999	330	+1.88%
2007	346	+0.59%
2012	407	+3.30%
2017	404	−0.15%
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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE