Villeneuve, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Villeneuve
The church and surrounding buildings in Villeneuve
The church and surrounding buildings in Villeneuve
Coat of arms of Villeneuve
Location of Villeneuve
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Villeneuve is located in France
Villeneuve
Villeneuve
Villeneuve is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Villeneuve
Villeneuve
Coordinates: 43°53′42″N 5°51′49″E / 43.895°N 5.8636°E / 43.895; 5.8636
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
ArrondissementForcalquier
CantonOraison
IntercommunalityDurance-Luberon-Verdon Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Serge Faudrin[1]
Area
1
25.55 km2 (9.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,355
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
04242 /04180
Elevation313–600 m (1,027–1,969 ft)
(avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villeneuve (French pronunciation: [vilnœv] ; Provençal: Vilanòva) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Villeneuve is located in Durance valley. This village, like many other villages in Provence, is built on the top of a hill to keep it protected from invaders. Villeneuve in French mean "New town" but was constructed in Middle Ages, originally further in the forest on the top of a high cliff. Only the little chapel remains on the rock to show where the original village was located.

  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.