Villar-d'Arêne
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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).
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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 (2021)[2] | 283 |
• Density | 3.7/km2 (9.5/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. |
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