La Salle-les-Alpes
La Salle-les-Alpes
La Sala los Aups (Occitan) | |
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 A view of La Salle-les-Alpes, with the slopes of the ski area of Serre Chevalier | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of La Salle-les-Alpes | |
  La Salle-les-Alpes  La Salle-les-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 44°56′45″N 6°34′18″E / 44.9458°N 6.5717°E / 44.9458; 6.5717 | |
| 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. | |
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.
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. |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "La Salle les Alpes - Villeneuve", Serre Chevalier Vallée Briançon.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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