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Braux (French pronunciation: ​[bʁo]; Occitan: Brau) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

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Braux
Commune
The church in Braux
Coat of arms
Location of Braux
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Coordinates: 43°59′12″N 6°42′03″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Castellane
Canton	Castellane
Intercommunality	Alpes Provence Verdon - Sources de Lumière
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stéphane François Grac[1]
Area 1	11.67 km2 (4.51 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	127
• Density	11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04032 /04240
Elevation	639–1,600 m (2,096–5,249 ft) (avg. 950 m or 3,120 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The village is located at 950m of altitude, at the end of a road, in the valley of Coulomp.[3] The road leading to it continues along a semi-tarred trail to the hamlet of Chabrières.

The adjoining communities of Braux are Le Fugeret, Castellet-lès-Sausses, Saint-Benoît and Annot.

Bois du Fa to the north of the village.

Geology

The village is set on a local resurgence of sandstone dating from the Oligocene (the same as Ann ot) in the middle of marl and limestone of the Jurassic and the Eocene.

Relief

• Crest of Clos Martin (1,522 m and 1,607 m);
• Rock of Pelloussis (1,340 m)

Environment

The commune counts 639 ha of woods and forests.[4]

Natural and technological hazards

None of the 200 municipalities in the department is in a zero seismic risk zone. Braux is in zone 1b (low risk) according to the deterministic classification of 1991, based on historical earthquakes, and zone 4 (medium risk) according to the probabilistic classification EC8 of 2011. The municipality of Braux is also exposed to three other natural hazards:

• Forest fire,
• flood,
• Land movement: the municipality is almost entirely concerned by an average to high risk.

The commune of Braux is not exposed to any of the risks of technological origin identified by the prefecture.

No plan for risk prevention foreseeable natural (PPR) exists for the municipality and DICRIM are not.

The most sensitive earthquake in the commune is that of February 23, 1887, with a macro-seismic intensity of VII on the scale MSK and Imperia-Bussana for epicenter.[5] Among the recent landslides and landslides, the most important ones are those of 1978 and 5 November 1994. One of 1994 concerns an area of 13 hectares on a thickness of 6 m, below the Rocher des Meules (Ravine de la Lauriere ), which had won several farms.[6]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1765 1,023 —     1793 470 −54.1% 1800 402 −14.5% 1806 385 −4.2% 1821 458 +19.0% 1831 454 −0.9% 1836 495 +9.0% 1841 528 +6.7% 1846 538 +1.9% 1851 578 +7.4% 1856 540 −6.6% 1861 540 +0.0% 1866 554 +2.6% 1872 560 +1.1% 1876 553 −1.2% 1881 544 −1.6% 1886 510 −6.2% 1891 482 −5.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 461 −4.4% 1901 457 −0.9% 1906 454 −0.7% 1911 425 −6.4% 1921 415 −2.4% 1926 390 −6.0% 1931 377 −3.3% 1936 375 −0.5% 1946 332 −11.5% 1954 289 −13.0% 1962 248 −14.2% 1968 206 −16.9% 1975 153 −25.7% 1982 160 +4.6% 1990 133 −16.9% 1999 118 −11.3% 2008 131 +11.0%

See also

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

References

На других языках

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[de] Braux (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence)

Braux ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 127 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in der Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Sie gehört zum Arrondissement Castellane und zum Kanton Castellane.

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- [en] Braux, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

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[fr] Braux (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence)

Braux (Braou en provençal) est une commune française située dans le département des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, en région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

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[ru] Бро (Альпы Верхнего Прованса)

Бро (фр. Braux, окс. Brau) — коммуна во Франции, находится в регионе Прованс — Альпы — Лазурный Берег. Департамент коммуны — Альпы Верхнего Прованса. Входит в состав кантона Анно. Округ коммуны — Кастелан.

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