The arrondissement of Briançon is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...

of France in the

Hautes-Alpes Hautes-Alpes (; oc, Auts Aups; en, Upper Alps) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. It is located in the heart of the French Alps, after which it is named. Hautes-Alpes had a population of 141,220 ...

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in the

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (; or , ; commonly shortened to PACA; en, Provence-Alps-French Riviera, italic=yes; also branded as Région Sud) is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, the far southeastern on the mainland. Its pref ...

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. It has 36

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. Its population is 35,266 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Briançon, and their

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s, are: #

Abriès-Ristolas Abriès-Ristolas is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Abriès and Ristolas Ristolas is a former commune in the Hautes-Alpes de ...

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Aiguilles Aiguilles (; oc, Agulhas) is a commune of the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Geography The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Guil, which flows southwest through the commune. Population See ...

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L'Argentière-la-Bessée L'Argentière-la-Bessée (; oc, L'Argentièra) is a commune of the Hautes-Alpes department in the Alps in southeastern France. The town lies on the River Durance, which is used for kayaking, white-water rafting and other water sports. The Arg ...

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Arvieux Arvieux (; oc, Arvieus) is a commune of the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-eastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arvidants'' or ''Arvidantes''. Geography Arvieux lies at the f ...

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Briançon Briançon (, ) is the sole Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Hautes-Alpes Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in Southeastern France. It is the highest city in France at an a ...

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Ceillac Ceillac (; oc, Celhac) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Geography Climate Ceillac has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification ''Dfb''). The average annual temperature in Ceillac is . The av ...

(05026) # Cervières (05027) #

Champcella Champcella (; oc, Champcelat) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department The following is a list of the 162 communes of the Hautes-Alpes department of F ...

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Château-Ville-Vieille Château-Ville-Vieille (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Chastèu e Vilavielha'') is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Geography The commune is located in the Queyras. The two villages in the commune lie in the Guil valley; Vil ...

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Eygliers Eygliers is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Population Geography The river Guil forms all of the commune's southeastern and southern borders; the Durance forms part of its western border; most of the human sett ...

(05052) # Freissinières (05058) #

La Grave La Grave (; oc, La Grava) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is a small ski resort in the French Alps, dominated by La Meije (3982 m). It was the birthplace of Nicolas de Nicolay; adventurer and Geograp ...

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Guillestre Guillestre (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Guilhèstra'') is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Geography The village lies in the northwestern part of the commune, on the left bank of the Chagne, a stream, tributary of the Gu ...

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Molines-en-Queyras Molines-en-Queyras is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department The following is a list of the 162 communes of the Hautes-Alpes department of France. The ...

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Le Monêtier-les-Bains Le Monêtier-les-Bains (; oc, Lo Monastièr) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Geography Le Monêtier-les-Bains is the highest village of the French ski resort of Serre Chevalier at 1,500m. It is situated in t ...

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Mont-Dauphin Mont-Dauphin (; oc, Montdaufin) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. At the confluence of Durance and Guil rivers, overlooking the impressive canyon of the latter flowing down from Queyras valleys, Mont-Dauphin i ...

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Montgenèvre Montgenèvre (; oc, Montginebre; Italian: ''Monginevro'') is a commune on the Italian border in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 456. Geography Mon ...

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Névache Névache (; oc, Nevascha ) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Geography It is situated in the Vallée de la Clarée. Climate Névache has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification ''Dfb''). T ...

(05093) # Puy-Saint-André (05107) # Puy-Saint-Pierre (05109) # Puy-Saint-Vincent (05110) # Réotier (05116) #

Risoul Risoul () is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is located in the French Alps between the towns of Briançon and Gap. Risoul is home to a ski resort that partners with the neighbouring town, Vars, to form the ...

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La Roche-de-Rame La Roche-de-Rame (; oc, La Ròcha de Rama) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department The following is a list of the 162 communes of the Hautes-Alpes de ...

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Saint-Chaffrey Saint-Chaffrey (; oc, Sant Chafrei) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 1,567. An alpine commune, Saint-Chaffrey is located in the Valley o ...

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Saint-Clément-sur-Durance Saint-Clément-sur-Durance (, literally ''Saint-Clément on Durance''; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Sant Clamenç sus Durença'') is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Hautes-Alpes depar ...

(05134) # Saint-Crépin (05136) # Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières (05151) #

Saint-Véran Saint-Véran (; oc, Sent Veran �sã vˈʀã is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France in the Queyras Regional Natural Park. Geography Saint-Véran, located in the French Alps, is the most elevated commune in France an ...

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La Salle-les-Alpes La Salle-les-Alpes (; Occitan: ''La Sala los Aups'' or simply ''La Sala'') is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 959. Geography The commune ...

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Val-des-Prés Val-des-Prés (; oc, Vau dels Prats) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is situated in the Clarée Valley. Population Personalities The village was the home of Émilie Carles who wrote her memoir ''A Wil ...

(05174) # Vallouise-Pelvoux (05101) # Vars (05177) # Les Vigneaux (05180) #

Villar-d'Arêne Villar-d'Arêne (; oc, 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 ...

(05181) # Villar-Saint-Pancrace (05183)

History

The arrondissement of Briançon was created in 1800.Historique des Hautes-Alpes
/ref> As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Briançon were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 05 Hautes-Alpes
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# Briançon-Nord # Briançon-Sud #

References

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