Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire

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Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire
Commune
Church of Saint-Pierre
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire
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Coordinates: 43°54′38″N 5°43′00″E / 43.9106°N 5.7167°E / 43.9106; 5.7167
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Reillanne
Intercommunality	Haute-Provence-Pays de Banon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Grosso[1]
Area 1	27.78 km2 (10.73 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,226
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04192 /04870
Elevation	386–767 m (1,266–2,516 ft) (avg. 543 m or 1,781 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ miʃɛl lɔpsɛʁvatwaʁ]; Occitan: Sant Miquèu de l'Observatòri) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. It was the death place of 18th-century botanist Jean-Paul de Rome d'Ardène and Taos Amrouche, the French-speaking Algerian writer, singer of Kabyle music, and activist for women's causes.