La Salle-les-Alpes (French pronunciation: [la sal le.z‿alp]; Occitan: La Sala los Aups or simply La Sala) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
La Salle-les-Alpes La Sala los Aups (Occitan) | |
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Coordinates: 44°56′45″N 6°34′18″E / 44.9458°N 6.5717°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Hautes-Alpes |
Arrondissement | Briançon |
Canton | Briançon-1 |
Intercommunality | Briançonnais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Émeric Salle[1] |
Area 1 | 35.42 km2 (13.68 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 924 |
• Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 05161 /05240 |
Elevation | 1,356–2,845 m (4,449–9,334 ft) (avg. 1,397 m or 4,583 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
The commune of La Salle-les-Alpes forms part of the Serre Chevalier ski resort in the Valley of the Guisane alongside Briançon, Saint-Chaffrey and Le Monêtier-les-Bains.[3] It encompasses the villages and hamlets of La Salle, Villeneuve, Le Bez, Les Pananches and Moulin-Baron. As it is situated on the 45th parallel north, it is equidistant of the North Pole and Equator.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 701 | — |
1975 | 791 | +1.74% |
1982 | 1,009 | +3.54% |
1990 | 981 | −0.35% |
1999 | 976 | −0.06% |
2009 | 918 | −0.61% |
2014 | 988 | +1.48% |
2020 | 931 | −0.99% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
See also
References
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