Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire
Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire | |
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Church of Saint-Pierre | |
Location of Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire | |
| Coordinates: 43°54′38″N 5°43′00″E / 43.9106°N 5.7167°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
| Arrondissement | Forcalquier |
| Canton | Reillanne |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Provence-Pays de Banon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Paul Grosso |
Area 1 | 27.78 km2 (10.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 1,278 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 04192 /04870 |
| Elevation | 386–767 m (1,266–2,516 ft) (avg. 543 m or 1,781 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ miʃɛl lɔpsɛʁvatwaʁ]; Occitan: Sant Miquèu de l'Observatòri) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. It was the death place of 18th-century botanist Jean-Paul de Rome d'Ardène and Taos Amrouche, the French-speaking Algerian writer, singer of Kabyle music, and activist for women's causes.