Villemus

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Villemus

Total population

193

Elevation424 m

Land area9.59 km²

Coordinates43.86°, 5.70°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Villemus is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Jean Giono

French writer (1895–1970)

Adolphe Blanc

French composer (1828–1885)

Hafsia Herzi

French actress, screenwriter, and director

Pierre Magnan

French writer (1922–2012)

Julien El Fares

road bicycle racer

H

Henri Maurel

French politician (1867-1935)

Jean-Michel Bayle

French motorcycle racer

J

Jules Coupier

French writer (1919–2020)

M

Marc-Antoine Laugier

French architectural historian

Élémir Bourges

French writer (1852-1925)

A

Adolphe Defarge

French politician (1836-1910)

C

Claude Thomassin

French poet

C

Claudia Imbert

French photographer

F

Ferdinand Marc Antoine Bernier de Pierrevert

Félix Esclangon

French physicist (1905-1956)

Grégory Basso

French reality television participant

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

• Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire
  3.6 mi away · pop. 1,226
• Céreste-en-Luberon
  5.6 mi away · pop. 1,194
• Fiéraque
  7.1 mi away
• La Figuerolle
  8 mi away
• La Bégude
  9 mi away
• Le Boisset
  9.3 mi away · pop. 65
• Fontjoyeuse
  9.5 mi away
• Le Bars
  9.8 mi away
• Belle Étoile
  10.1 mi away
• Les Furets
  10.1 mi away
• Les Gaudins
  10.3 mi away
• Le Rocher d'Ongles
  11.4 mi away

Browse all places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Radiated Wolf Spider

Hogna radiata

Seen 2026-10-21

Cardinal Spider

Tegenaria parietina

Seen 2026-10-20

Xeropicta derbentina

Xeropicta derbentina

Seen 2026-10-17

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-10-17

wild asparagus

Asparagus officinalis

Seen 2026-10-17

common soapwort

Saponaria officinalis

Seen 2026-10-17

Turkish Snail

Helix lucorum

Seen 2026-10-17

common juniper

Juniperus communis

Seen 2026-10-17

Variegated Lady Beetle

Hippodamia variegata

Seen 2026-10-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers