Volx

Volx
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Volx
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Coordinates: 43°52′42″N 5°50′33″E / 43.8783°N 5.8425°E / 43.8783; 5.8425
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Manosque-2
Intercommunality	Durance-Luberon-Verdon Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jérôme Dubois[1]
Area ^1	19.52 km^2 (7.54 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	3,243
• Density	166.1/km^2 (430.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04245 /04130
Elevation	307–791 m (1,007–2,595 ft) (avg. 335 m or 1,099 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Volx (French pronunciation: [vɔlks]; Occitan: Vòus) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 646 —     1800 688 +0.90% 1806 765 +1.78% 1821 921 +1.24% 1831 918 −0.03% 1836 959 +0.88% 1841 950 −0.19% 1846 975 +0.52% 1851 956 −0.39% 1856 946 −0.21% 1861 991 +0.93% 1866 908 −1.73% 1872 905 −0.06% 1876 955 +1.35% 1881 950 −0.10% 1886 888 −1.34% 1891 847 −0.94% 1896 786 −1.48% 1901 813 +0.68%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 893 +1.89% 1911 894 +0.02% 1921 956 +0.67% 1926 903 −1.13% 1931 951 +1.04% 1936 868 −1.81% 1946 1,002 +1.45% 1954 1,059 +0.69% 1962 1,334 +2.93% 1968 1,902 +6.09% 1975 2,026 +0.91% 1982 2,185 +1.09% 1990 2,516 +1.78% 1999 2,690 +0.75% 2007 2,885 +0.88% 2012 3,090 +1.38% 2017 3,171 +0.52% 2023 3,243 +0.37%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2023)[4]

See also

• Coteaux de Pierrevert AOC
• Luberon

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Volx, EHESS (in French).
4. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE