Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur

Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur
Commune
The church of Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur
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Coordinates: 44°39′36″N6°07′44″E / 44.66°N 6.1289°E / 44.66; 6.1289
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Gap
Canton	Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Denis Gosselin [1]
Area 1	10.04 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Population  (2023) [2]	382
• Density	38.0/km2 (98.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	05147 /05500
Elevation	993–1,842 m (3,258–6,043 ft) (avg. 1,104 m or 3,622 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur (Vivaro-Alpine: Sant Julian de Champsaur) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	323	—
1975	273	−2.37%
1982	258	−0.80%
1990	252	−0.29%
1999	275	+0.98%
2007	299	+1.05%
2012	332	+2.12%
2017	360	+1.63%
2023	382	+0.99%
Source: INSEE [3]

Notable residents

Vivian Maier

Street photographer Vivian Maier lived and photographed in the vicinity of Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur and Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur. While many details of Maier's life remain unknown, she was the daughter of a French mother, Maria Jaussaud, and several times during her childhood she moved between the U.S. and France, living with her mother in the Alpine village of Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur near her mother's relations. In 1935, Vivian and her mother, Maria, were living in Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur and prior to 1940 returned to New York City.

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