Sourribes

Sourribes
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Sourribes
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Coordinates: 44°08′58″N 6°00′58″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Sisteron
Intercommunality	Jabron Lure Vançon Durance
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Heyries[1]
Area ^1	19.75 km^2 (7.63 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	179
• Density	9.1/km^2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04211 /04290
Elevation	467–1,438 m (1,532–4,718 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sourribes (French pronunciation: [suʁib]; Occitan: Soribas) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	73	—
1975	75	+0.39%
1982	74	−0.19%
1990	116	+5.78%
1999	138	+1.95%
2009	173	+2.29%
2014	182	+1.02%
2020	178	−0.37%
Source: INSEE[3]

Geography

The town is crossed by the Vançon. The village is situated 420 m above sea level. Beaudu caves.

History

Roman ruins are found to Beaudu. Several discoveries of Roman coins have been held on the common [2].

The town appears for the first time in the charters in 739.

An abbey of Benedictine nuns was founded before 1160, and remained there until 1464 and its merger with Abbey St. Clare of Sisteron. The abbey is lord of.

The common Beaudu it annexed in 1909. The medieval community had 24 fires in the enumeration of 1315, but was deserted in 1471. In 1765, she had 68 people.

A scrub is created in 1943 it was partly made up of peasants who continued to have a normal life, but who were mobilized in two hours.

Toponymy

The village's name as it appears the first time in 739 (Subtusripas), refers to its position at the foot of a rock.

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

References

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. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE