Larche (French pronunciation: [laʁʃ]; Vivaro-Alpine: L'Archa) is a former commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Val-d'Oronaye.

It lies on the northwestern foot of the Maddalena Pass, called Col de Larche in French.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1765 876 —     1793 679 −22.5% 1800 848 +24.9% 1806 747 −11.9% 1821 784 +5.0% 1831 789 +0.6% 1836 788 −0.1% 1841 738 −6.3% 1846 677 −8.3% 1851 700 +3.4% 1856 672 −4.0% 1861 677 +0.7% 1866 650 −4.0% 1872 665 +2.3% 1876 645 −3.0% 1881 615 −4.7% 1886 787 +28.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1891 552 −29.9% 1896 576 +4.3% 1901 558 −3.1% 1906 587 +5.2% 1911 552 −6.0% 1921 377 −31.7% 1926 362 −4.0% 1931 299 −17.4% 1936 267 −10.7% 1954 151 −43.4% 1962 102 −32.5% 1968 128 +25.5% 1975 100 −21.9% 1982 91 −9.0% 1990 71 −22.0% 1999 83 +16.9% 2008 72 −13.3%

• Ubaye Valley
• Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department