Val-des-Prés | |
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![]() The town hall in the hamlet of Serre, in Val-des-Prés | |
Coordinates: 44°56′57″N 6°40′45″E / 44.9492°N 6.6792°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Hautes-Alpes |
Arrondissement | Briançon |
Canton | Briançon-2 |
Intercommunality | Briançonnais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Aimard[1] |
Area 1 | 44.77 km2 (17.29 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 610 |
• Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 05174 /05100 |
Elevation | 1,338–2,761 m (4,390–9,058 ft) (avg. 1,370 m or 4,490 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Val-des-Prés (French pronunciation: [val de pʁe]; Occitan: Vau dels Prats) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
It is situated in the Clarée Valley.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 195 | — |
1968 | 217 | +11.3% |
1975 | 276 | +27.2% |
1982 | 390 | +41.3% |
1990 | 479 | +22.8% |
1999 | 450 | −6.1% |
2008 | 502 | +11.6% |
Personalities
[edit]The village was the home of Émilie Carles who wrote her memoir A Wild Herb Soup (or A Life of her Own, original French: Une Soupe aux herbes sauvages) (1977) describing life in the village in the early and mid 20th century.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.