Cantons of the Hautes-Alpes department

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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: [1]

The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's arrondissements and departments.

Hautes-Alpes Department of France

Hautes-Alpes is a department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range.

In the administrative divisions of France, the department is one of the three levels of government below the national level, between the administrative regions and the commune. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as regions. Departments are further subdivided into 334 arrondissements, themselves divided into cantons; the last two have no autonomy, and are used for the organisation of police, fire departments, and sometimes, elections.

The canton of L'Argentière-la-Bessée is an administrative division in southeastern France. It includes the following communes:

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 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:

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Briançon Subprefecture and commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur, France

Briançon 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.

The 2 arrondissements of the Hautes-Alpes department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Briançon, with 36 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 35,540 in 2013.
  2. Arrondissement of Gap, with 126 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 103,739 in 2013.
Arrondissement of Briançon Arrondissement in Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur, 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.

The following is a list of the 15 cantons of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

Diables Rouges de Briançon ice hockey team

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, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur, France

Authon is a French commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-eastern France.

Villar-dArêne Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur, 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.

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. Its main town and commune was Savines-le-Lac and its representative in the conseil général was Victor Berengue.

The canton of Manosque-2 is an administrative division in southeastern France. It consists of the northern part of the commune of Manosque and its northern 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 included the following communes:

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 included the following communes:

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 included the following communes:

The 2nd constituency of the Hautes-Alpes is a French legislative constituency in the Hautes-Alpes department.

Gare de Briançon railway station in Briançon, France

Gare de Briançon is a railway station serving the town Briançon, Hautes-Alpes department, southeastern France. It is the eastern terminus of the Veynes–Briançon railway.

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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.

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