Villeneuve (French pronunciation: [vilnœv] ; Provençal: Vilanòva) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Villeneuve is located in Durance valley. This village, like many other villages in Provence, is built on the top of a hill to keep it protected from invaders. Villeneuve in French mean "New town" but was constructed in Middle Ages, originally further in the forest on the top of a high cliff. Only the little chapel remains on the rock to show where the original village was located.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 647 —     1800 720 +1.54% 1806 696 −0.56% 1821 806 +0.98% 1831 872 +0.79% 1836 846 −0.60% 1841 776 −1.71% 1846 783 +0.18% 1851 793 +0.25% 1856 778 −0.38% 1861 785 +0.18% 1866 731 −1.42% 1872 798 +1.47% 1876 745 −1.70% 1881 681 −1.78% 1886 600 −2.50% 1891 576 −0.81% 1896 577 +0.03%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 566 −0.38% 1906 1,143 +15.09% 1911 605 −11.95% 1921 591 −0.23% 1926 537 −1.90% 1931 496 −1.58% 1936 575 +3.00% 1946 586 +0.19% 1954 575 −0.24% 1962 639 +1.33% 1968 861 +5.10% 1975 1,144 +4.14% 1982 1,730 +6.09% 1990 2,516 +4.79% 1999 2,964 +1.84% 2007 3,448 +1.91% 2012 3,713 +1.49% 2017 4,196 +2.48%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

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