The
canton of Briançon-1 is an administrative division of 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 ...
department, in southeastern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in
Briançon
Briançon (, ) is the sole subprefecture of the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is the highest city in France at an altitude of , based on the national definition as a community cont ...
.
[Décret n° 2014-193 du 20 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Hautes-Alpes]
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It consists of the following communes:[
#]Briançon
Briançon (, ) is the sole subprefecture of the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is the highest city in France at an altitude of , based on the national definition as a community cont ...
(partly)
# Cervières
#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 ...
# Le Monêtier-les-Bains
# Puy-Saint-André
# Puy-Saint-Pierre
#Saint-Chaffrey
Saint-Chaffrey (; oc, Sant Chafrei) is a Communes of France, commune in the Hautes-Alpes Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in Southeastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 1,567. ...
#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 ...
#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, the ...
# Villar-Saint-Pancrace
References
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Cantons of Hautes-Alpes