Saint-Chaffrey

Saint-Chaffrey

*Sant Chafrei* (Occitan)
Saint-Chaffrey Sant Chafrei (Occitan)
Commune
	Parish church of Saint-Chaffrey
	Coat of arms
	Location of Saint-Chaffrey
	Saint-Chaffrey Saint-Chaffrey
	Coordinates: 44°55′37″N 6°36′27″E / 44.9269°N 6.6075°E / 44.9269; 6.6075
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Briançon
Canton	Briançon-1
Intercommunality	Briançonnais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Corinne Chanfray
Area 1	25.88 km2 (9.99 sq mi)
Population (2021)	1,515
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym	Chaffrelins
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	05133 /05330
Elevation	1,274–2,632 m (4,180–8,635 ft) ; (avg. 1,365 m or 4,478 ft)
Website	www.saint-chaffrey.fr
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Chaffrey (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʃafʁɛ]; Occitan: Sant Chafrei) is an alpine commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Saint-Chaffrey is located in the Valley of the Guisane, on the road to Grenoble, between La Salle-les-Alpes to the northwest and Briançon to the southeast.

Geography

The commune of Saint-Chaffrey encompasses the villages of Saint-Chaffrey, Chantemerle, Villard-Laté and La Gérarde. It is situated at the heart of the Serre Chevalier ski resort, which has slopes that serve Chantemerle.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	831	—
1975	947	+1.88%
1982	1,287	+4.48%
1990	1,424	+1.27%
1999	1,569	+1.08%
2009	1,635	+0.41%
2014	1,645	+0.12%
2020	1,523	−1.28%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Tour de France

Several stages of the Tour de France have started or finished in the commune of Saint-Chaffrey:^[5]

Finishes

Year	Stage	Departure town	Winner
1974	11	Aix-les-Bains	Vicente López Carril
1975	16	Barcelonnette	Bernard Thévenet
1986	17^[6]	Gap	Eduardo Chozas
1993	10	Villard-de-Lans	Tony Rominger

Starts

Year	Stage	Finish town	Winner
1980	17	Morzine	Mario Martinez
1993	11	Isola 2000	Tony Rominger

Gallery

Overlooking the valley at Saint-Chaffrey and Briançon from high up on the Col du Granon in winter
Saint-Chaffrey Town Hall

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "St Chaffrey - Chantemerle", Serre Chevalier Vallée Briançon.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Tour de France at Saint-Chaffrey on ledicodutour.
^ Arrival at col du Granon

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[3] "St Chaffrey - Chantemerle", Serre Chevalier Vallée Briançon.

[pophist-4] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

[5] Tour de France at Saint-Chaffrey on ledicodutour.

[6] Arrival at col du Granon