The 2 arrondissements of the Hautes-Alpes department are: [1]
In 1800 the arrondissements of Gap, Briançon and Embrun were established. The arrondissement of Embrun was disbanded in 1926. [3]
Hautes-Alpes is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Located in and named after the Alps, it had a population of 141,107 in 2016. Its prefecture is Gap; its sole subprefecture is Briançon.
Gap is a commune in southeastern France, the capital and largest town of the Hautes-Alpes department. At a height of 750 m above sea level, it is France's highest prefecture.
Briançon (French: [bʁijɑ̃sɔ̃] is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Embrun is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Senez is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.
The 4 arrondissements of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department are:
The arrondissement of Barcelonnette is an arrondissement of France in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 14 communes. Its population is 7,874 (2016), and its area is 1,027.7 km2 (396.8 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Castellane is an arrondissement of France in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 41 communes. Its population is 11,403 (2016), and its area is 1,718.1 km2 (663.4 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains is an arrondissement of France in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has had 46 communes. Its population is 47,298 (2016), and its area is 1,574.0 km2 (607.7 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Forcalquier is an arrondissement of France in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 97 communes. Its population is 95,990 (2016), and its area is 2,605.4 km2 (1,006.0 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Briançon is an arrondissement of France in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 36 communes. Its population is 35,266 (2016), and its area is 2,138.1 km2 (825.5 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Gap is an arrondissement of France in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 126 communes. Its population is 105,841 (2016), and its area is 3,410.5 km2 (1,316.8 sq mi).
The following is a list of the 15 cantons of the Hautes-Alpes department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
Prunières is a commune in the Hautes Alpes department in southeastern France.
Authon is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-eastern France.
Villar-d'Arêne is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France, between Grenoble and Briançon. It is in the French Alps, in Massif des Écrins. Near this village located in the Romanche valley, there is La Grave and Col du Lautaret. The access of the valley and its communes is departmental route 1091.
Saint-André-d'Embrun is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Surrounded by the towns of Chateauroux-les-Alpes, Embrun and Crévoux, Saint-André-d'Embrun is located 36 km northeast of Gap, the largest city nearby.
The canton of Briançon-2 is an administrative division in southeastern France. It consists of the eastern part of the commune of Briançon and its northeastern suburbs. It includes the following communes:
The canton of Embrun is an administrative division in southeastern France. It includes the following communes:
The 2nd constituency of the Hautes-Alpes is a French legislative constituency in the Hautes-Alpes department.
