Villar-d'Arêne
Villar-d'Arêne (French pronunciation: [vilaʁ daʁɛn]; Occitan: Vilars d'Arena) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France, between Grenoble and Briançon. It is in the French Alps, in Massif des Écrins. Near this village located in the Romanche valley, there is La Grave and Col du Lautaret. The access of the valley and its communes is departmental route 1091 (ex-national route 91) (Grenoble – Le Bourg-d'Oisans – Briançon).
Villar-d'Arêne | |
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.JPG.webp) A general view of the village from the nearby hillside | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Villar-d'Arêne  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°02′37″N 6°20′15″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Briançon |
| Canton | Briançon-1 |
| Intercommunality | Briançonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Fons[1] |
| Area 1 | 77.51 km2 (29.93 sq mi) |
| Population | 294 |
| • Density | 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 05181 /05480 |
| Elevation | 1,519–3,883 m (4,984–12,740 ft) (avg. 1,650 m or 5,410 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 146 | — |
| 1968 | 160 | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 155 | −3.1% |
| 1982 | 184 | +18.7% |
| 1990 | 178 | −3.3% |
| 1999 | 219 | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 284 | +29.7% |
| 2013 | 324 | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 330 | +1.9% |
Sights
- mountains as Massif des Ecrins, La Meije
- Écrins National Park
- Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret
- Tradition of boiled bread ("pain bouilli" or "pain noir"), a rye bread made with boiled water, in village's oven
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
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