Le Saix

Le Saix
Commune
The entrance to the village in Le Saix
Coat of arms
Location of Le Saix
Le Saix Show map of France Le Saix Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 44°28′34″N5°49′28″E / 44.4761°N 5.8244°E / 44.4761; 5.8244
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Gap
Canton	Serres
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Regord [1]
Area 1	22.15 km2 (8.55 sq mi)
Population  (2023) [2]	126
• Density	5.69/km2 (14.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	05158 /05400
Elevation	774–1,830 m (2,539–6,004 ft) (avg. 813 m or 2,667 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Saix is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

History

Circa 2500 BCE, humans settled on the banks of the river valley that is a northern tributary of the River Maraize on the Saix proper, as evidenced by bits of blades, sickles, arrowheads, scrapers and shards of flint. Using such evidence as a jumping-off point, French archaeologists have chronicled the development of human culture in the immediate area; among the discovered items have been polished Stone Age axes and Celtic hatchets, bracelets and necklaces of pearls and amber, as well as many relatively sophisticated tools indicative of the arrival of the Bronze Age. Flat tiles, as well as fragments of pottery and coins dating back to the times of Maximinus Thrax provide evidence of the town's possible Roman origins.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	90	—
1975	81	−1.49%
1982	77	−0.72%
1990	64	−2.29%
1999	79	+2.37%
2007	87	+1.21%
2012	102	+3.23%
2017	107	+0.96%
2023	126	+2.76%
Source: INSEE [3]

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE