Corbières-en-Provence

Corbières-en-Provence (French pronunciation: [kɔʁbjɛʁ ɑ̃ pʁɔvɑ̃s], literally Corbières in Provence; Occitan: Corbièras), simply known as Corbières until 2018, is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Its inhabitants are called Corbiérains (masculine) and Corbiéraines (feminine).

Corbières-en-Provence
Corbièras (Occitan)
A view of Corbières-en-Provence
Location of Corbières-en-Provence
Corbières-en-Provence
Corbières-en-Provence
Coordinates: 43°45′43″N 5°45′07″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
ArrondissementForcalquier
CantonManosque-3
IntercommunalityDurance-Luberon-Verdon Agglomération
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Claude Castel
Area
1
19.06 km2 (7.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
1,254
  Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
04063 /04220
Elevation256–531 m (840–1,742 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Corbières-en-Provence is located at the heart of the Provence historical province, on the departmental border with Vaucluse and Var, not far north from Bouches-du-Rhône, where the Verdon flows into the Durance. The commune itself is situated on the Durance, the banks of which are served by the A51 autoroute, nicknamed the "Autoroute du Val de Durance".

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