Valernes

Valernes
The Fombeton bridge, in Valernes
Location of Valernes
Valernes
Valernes
Coordinates: 44°15′47″N 5°57′32″E / 44.2631°N 5.9589°E / 44.2631; 5.9589
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
ArrondissementForcalquier
CantonSeyne
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Christophe Pik
Area
1
28.49 km2 (11.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
242
  Density8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
04231 /04200
Elevation460–1,357 m (1,509–4,452 ft)
(avg. 625 m or 2,051 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Valernes (French pronunciation: [valɛʁn]; Occitan: Valèrna) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.