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Quinson
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Quinson (; ) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.
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Quinson is a commune in France, situated within the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It lies in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and has at various times been part of the arrondissements of Forcalquier and Digne-les-Bains. The municipality borders Esparron-de-Verdon, Saint-Laurent-du-Verdon, Montmeyan, and Régusse. Its postal code is 04500, and it is associated with the canton of Valensole.
The commune covers an area of 28.11 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 445 residents (214 male and 203 female) and another citing 372. Elevation data also differs, with one source recording 584 meters above sea level and another indicating 389 meters. The official website for the commune is www.quinson.fr.
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Vinony's link graph records 207 inbound references to Quinson, and connects out to France, time zone and geographic coordinate system.
Vinony files it under Alpes-de-Haute-Provence communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia, Communes of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia.
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Place details
- Locality
- Quinson
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 372
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Quinson
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Fontaine à Quinson.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The fountain in Quinson
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Quinson.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Forcalquier
- French commune.canton
- Valensole
- French commune.INSEE
- 04158
- French commune.postal code
- 04500
- French commune.mayor
- Jacques Espitalier
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Durance-Luberon-Verdon Agglomération
- French commune.elevation m
- 380
- French commune.elevation min m
- 353
- French commune.elevation max m
- 584
- French commune.area km2
- 28.11
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Accueil - Mairie de Quinson
Bienvenue sur le site de la commune de Quinson, retrouvez toutes les informations utiles.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Quinson
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 368
- Area
- 28.11
- Elevation
- 517
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- La Verdière
- Official website
- www.quinson.fr
- Image
- Quinson - office tourisme.JPG
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- Commons category
- Quinson
- postal code
- 04500
- associated electoral district
- canton of Valensole
- male population
- 214
- female population
- 203
- P8168
- British Raj
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-92-74-40-25
Sources (4)
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistory
- Population
- See also
- References
Quinson (; ) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.
==History== ===Prehistory=== In the nearby Gorges du Verdon, there are a number of caves (known as "baumes"), which were occupied intermittently for over 400,000 years. The most significant of these caves is the "Baume Bonne", which has been studied by various archaeologists, including Henry de Lumley.
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