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.
Lamotte, LaMotte or La Motte may refer to:
Écrins National Park is a French national park located in the southeastern part of France in the Dauphiné Alps south of Grenoble and north of Gap, shared between the departments of Isère and Hautes-Alpes. The park is one of eight regions in France designated as French national parks.
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 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:
La Motte-du-Caire is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.
Le Noyer is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. With its neighbouring hamlets of Le Serre, Le Martouret and Le Villard, it lies on the banks of the river Drac, close to the Écrins National Park.
La Fare-en-Champsaur is a commune in the department of Hautes-Alpes in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
Saint-Eusèbe-en-Champsaur is a former commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the new commune of Aubessagne.
Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It was expanded in January 2013, following the merger of the former communes of Bénévent-et-Charbillac and Les Infournas.
The canton of Seyne is an administrative division in southeastern France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 8 to 34 communes:
The canton of Orcières 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 canton of Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur in 2015. It had 1,853 inhabitants (2012).
The canton of Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur is an administrative division in southeastern France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 16 to 27 communes :
The canton of Saint-Firmin 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 8 communes, which joined the canton of Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur in 2015. It had 1,625 inhabitants (2012).
The 2nd constituency of the Hautes-Alpes is a French legislative constituency in the Hautes-Alpes department.
Aubessagne is a commune in the department of Hautes-Alpes, southeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2018 by merger of the former communes of Chauffayer, Saint-Eusèbe-en-Champsaur and Les Costes.
Claire Bouchet is a French politician of the Radical Movement who served as Member of Parliament for Hautes-Alpes's 2nd constituency from 2020 to 2022.
