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Hautes-Alpes is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. It is located in the heart of the French Alps, after which it is named. Hautes-Alpes had a population of 141,220 as of 2019, which makes it the third least populated French department. Its prefecture is Gap; its sole subprefecture is Briançon. Its INSEE and postal code is 05.
Gap is the prefecture of the department of Hautes-Alpes, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Southeastern France. In 2019, the commune had a population of 40,631, making it the most populated city in Hautes-Alpes. At a height of 750 metres above sea level, to the south of the Écrins Massif, it is also France's highest prefecture.
Briançon is the sole subprefecture of the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is the highest city in France at an altitude of 1,326 metres, based on the national definition as a community containing more than 2,000 inhabitants. Its most recent population estimate is 11,084 for the commune.
The 2 arrondissements of the Hautes-Alpes department are:
- Arrondissement of Briançon, with 36 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 35,266 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Gap, with 126 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 105,841 in 2016.
Sisteron is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southeastern France.
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).
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The Diables Rouges de Briançon(: Briançon Red Devils) is the ice hockey team of Briançon (Hautes-Alpes). Their home arena is the Patinoire René Froger.
Authon is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-eastern France.
La Salle-les-Alpes is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
Saint-Chaffrey is an alpine commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Saint-Chaffrey is located in the Valley of the Guisane, on the road to Grenoble, between La Salle-les-Alpes to the northwest and Briançon to the southeast.
The Canton of Savines-le-Lac is a former canton in the Arrondissement of Gap in the department of Hautes-Alpes in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 6 communes, which joined the canton of Chorges in 2015. It had 1,943 inhabitants (2012). Its main town and commune was Savines-le-Lac and its last representative in the conseil général was Victor Berengue.
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 Briançon-Sud is a former administrative division in southeastern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had 10,572 inhabitants (2012).
The canton of La Grave is a former administrative division in southeastern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 2 communes, which joined the new canton of Briançon-1 in 2015. It had 797 inhabitants (2012).
The canton of Le Monêtier-les-Bains is a former administrative division in southeastern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 3 communes, which joined the new canton of Briançon-1 in 2015. It had 3,606 inhabitants (2012).
The 2nd constituency of the Hautes-Alpes is a French legislative constituency in the Hautes-Alpes department.
Briançon station is a French railway station serving the town Briançon, Hautes-Alpes department, southeastern France. It is the eastern terminus of the Veynes–Briançon railway.
The canton of Briançon-1 is an administrative division of the Hautes-Alpes department, in southeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Briançon.
The cantons of Gap are administrative divisions of the Hautes-Alpes department, in southeastern France. Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the town of Gap is subdivided into 4 cantons. Their seat is in Gap.
