Hautes-Alpes
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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 1
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Col de Laurichard, Ecrins IMG6550
Lac Serre Poncon Belvédère Pierre Arnoux
Cascade de Fontcouverte vallee de la Claree France
Briançon
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Briançon is the sole subprefecture of the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is the highest city in France at an altitude of 1,326 metres, base
Hautes-Alpes
…had a population of 143,467 as of 2023, 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. Hautes-Alpes is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It consists…
A view of the Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame and Saint-Nicolas
The citadel of Briançon.
Jean-Antoine Morand, ca.1770
Pierre Vaultier, 2017