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Peyruis

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Also known as Peirueis

Peyruis (; ) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

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Peyruis is a commune in France, situated within the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Peyruis and is located in the arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains and the arrondissement of Forcalquier. The municipality borders Ganagobie, Mallefougasse-Augès, Les Mées, and Montfort. It is positioned next to the Durance body of water.

The area of Peyruis is 23.23 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 2,916 residents and another citing 2,375. The male population is recorded as 1,431, while the female population is 1,427. The elevation above sea level is listed as 740 meters in one dataset, while other sources indicate elevations of 402 and 403 meters. The postal code for the commune is 04310.

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Vinony's link graph records 208 inbound references to Peyruis, and connects out to France, time zone and geographic coordinate system.

It sits within the topics 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
Peyruis
Region
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country
France
Population
2,375
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

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PM2.5
7.0 µg/m³
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9.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Peyruis
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason_Peyruis.svg
French commune.image
Village de Peyruis.jpg
French commune.caption
The village of Peyruis, seen from the castle
French commune.arrondissement
Digne-les-Bains
French commune.canton
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban
French commune.INSEE
04149
French commune.postal code
04310
French commune.mayor
Patrick Vivos
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CA Provence-Alpes
French commune.elevation m
403
French commune.elevation min m
381
French commune.elevation max m
740
French commune.area km2
23.23

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Peyruis
Country
France
Population
2798
Area
23.23
Elevation
515
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Durance
Shares border with
Sigonce
Official website
www.peyruis.fr
Image
Village de Peyruis.jpg
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Commons category
Peyruis
postal code
04310
associated electoral district
canton of Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban
male population
1431
female population
1427
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-92-33-21-00
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Encyclopedic overview

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Peyruis (; ) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

==Population==

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