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L'Escale

Coordinates: 44°05′10″N 6°01′25″E / 44.0861°N 6.0236°E / 44.0861; 6.0236
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L'Escale
L'Escale Lake as viewed from Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban.
L'Escale Lake as viewed from Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban.
Coat of arms of L'Escale
Location of L'Escale
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L'Escale is located in France
L'Escale
L'Escale
L'Escale is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
L'Escale
L'Escale
Coordinates: 44°05′10″N 6°01′25″E / 44.0861°N 6.0236°E / 44.0861; 6.0236
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
ArrondissementDigne-les-Bains
CantonChâteau-Arnoux-Saint-Auban
IntercommunalityProvence-Alpes Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Fiaert[1]
Area
1
20.36 km2 (7.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,377
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
04079 /04160
Elevation408–1,081 m (1,339–3,547 ft)
(avg. 475 m or 1,558 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

L'Escale (French pronunciation: [lɛskal]; Occitan: L'Escala) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. It is located on the eastern bank of the Durance opposite Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban.

Geography

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L'Escale and surrounding districts

The Bléone forms the commune's southern border, then flows into the Durance, which forms the commune's western border.

L'Escale Dam

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Work began on the dam in 1959, which was completed in 1963.[3] With a height of 30ms it retains 15.70 hm³ of water.[3] It is 126 metres long with a road carriageway along which runs the Route Napoleon.[3] There is attached to the dam a power station whose three units produce a total of 170,000 KWs of electricity.[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 570—    
1975 722+3.43%
1982 948+3.97%
1990 1,100+1.88%
1999 1,166+0.65%
2007 1,245+0.82%
2012 1,349+1.62%
2017 1,389+0.59%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ a b c Janberg, Nicolas Janberg. "L'Escale Dam (L'Escale/Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban, 1963) | Structurae". Structurae. Nicolas Janberg. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  4. ^ Plichon, J. N. (1968). Water for Peace: Volume 8 Planning and developing water programs. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 394. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE