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Malijai | |
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The chateau of Malijai | |
![]() Location of Malijai | |
| Coordinates: 44°02′48″N 6°01′52″E / 44.0467°N 6.0311°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
| Arrondissement | Digne-les-Bains |
| Canton | Digne-les-Bains-2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Provence-Alpes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sonia Fontaine |
Area 1 | 26.56 km2 (10.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 428 m (1,404 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,080 m (3,540 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 422 m (1,385 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 2,020 |
| • Density | 76.1/km2 (197/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 04108 /04350 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Malijai (French pronunciation: [maliʒɛ]) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. In 1974, it absorbed the former commune Chénerilles.
The village lies on the right bank of the Bléone, which forms part of the commune's western border, then flows west through the northern part of the commune.
Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 996 | — |
| 1975 | 1,419 | +5.19% |
| 1982 | 1,578 | +1.53% |
| 1990 | 1,703 | +0.96% |
| 1999 | 1,628 | −0.50% |
| 2007 | 1,924 | +2.11% |
| 2012 | 1,976 | +0.53% |
| 2017 | 1,975 | −0.01% |
| 2023 | 2,020 | +0.38% |
| Source: INSEE | ||