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Arrondissement Of Gap
The arrondissement of Gap is an arrondissement of France in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 126 communes. Its population is 105,841 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Gap, and their INSEE code The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) to identify various entities, including communes and ''départements''. They are also used as national identification ...s, are: # Ancelle (05004) # Aspremont (05008) # Aspres-lès-Corps (05009) # Aspres-sur-Buëch (05010) # Aubessagne (05039) # Avançon (05011) # Baratier (05012) # Barcillonnette (05013) # Barret-sur-Méouge (05014) # La Bâtie-Montsaléon (05016) # La Bâtie-Neuve (05017) # La Bâtie-Vieille (05018) # La Beaume (05019) # Le Bersac (05021) # Bréziers (05022) # Buissard (05025) # Chabestan (05028) # Chabottes (05029) # Champoléon (05032) # Chanousse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Gap (, ) is the prefecture of the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019, the commune had a population of 40,631, making it the most populated city in Hautes-Alpes. At a height of 750 metres above sea level, to the south of the Écrins Massif, it is also France's highest prefecture. Together with other Alpine towns, Gap engages in the Alpine Town of the Year Association for the implementation of the Alpine Convention to achieve sustainable development in the Alpine Arc. Gap was awarded Alpine Town of the Year in 2002. In 2013 Gap was named the sportiest city in France by the national sports newspaper ''L'Équipe''. Toponymy The first attestation of the name of the city is located in the ancient texts as ''Vappincum'', later reduced to ''Vappum'', the form of Gap is found in the 13th century. The toponym ''Vappincum'' is analyzed on the basis of a radical ''Vapp-'' unknown meaning, and the suffix ''-incu'' of Liguria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
