Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur

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Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur
Coordinates: 44°39′36″N6°07′44″E / 44.66°N 6.1289°E / 44.66; 6.1289 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 (20202026) Denis Gosselin [1]
Area
1
10.04 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018) [2]
361
  Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
05147 /05500
Elevation993–1,842 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.

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Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962299    
1968323+8.0%
1975273−15.5%
1982258−5.5%
1990252−2.3%
1999275+9.1%
2008302+9.8%

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.

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References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.