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Canton Of L'Argentière-la-Bessée
The canton of L'Argentière-la-Bessée is an administrative division in southeastern France. It includes the following communes: *L'Argentière-la-Bessée *Champcella *Freissinières *Puy-Saint-Vincent *La Roche-de-Rame * Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières * Vallouise-Pelvoux * Les Vigneaux Demographics See also *Cantons of the Hautes-Alpes department The following is a list of the 15 cantons of the Hautes-Alpes department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015: * Canton of L'Argentière-la-Bessée, L'Argentière-la-Bessée * Canton of Brianà ... References Cantons of Hautes-Alpes {{HautesAlpes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Argentière-la-Bessée
L'Argentière-la-Bessée (; ) is a Communes of France, commune of the Hautes-Alpes Departments of France, 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 Argentiere Canoe Slalom Course is in the Durance River south of the town. The town is located on the edge of the Écrins National Park. There is an SNCF station in the town with trains running to Briançon and Paris. The village has an old silver mine (which is where the name of L'Argentière comes from), which is now open for tourists. Population See also * Écrins National Park * Durance *Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department References External links Official Web site Communes of Hautes-Alpes {{HautesAlpes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commune In France
A () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in Canada and the United States; ' in Germany; ' in Italy; ' in Spain; or civil parishes in the United Kingdom. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondissements of its largest cities, the are the lowest level of administrative d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champcella
Champcella (; ) 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 France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include ... References Communes of Hautes-Alpes Caturiges {{HautesAlpes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freissinières
Freissinières (; ) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Geography Freissinières lies in a valley which is the watershed of the Biaysse, which flows into the Durance in front of La Roche-de-Rame. From east to west, it consists of an alluvial plain of about 80 hectares, bordered on the south by a forest of conifers. On the north, the terrain is arid and rocky. However, vineyards were planted there up to 1200 m. Near the hamlet of Meyries, the valley widens to the north, with a deciduous forest. The part of the valley called ''la Poua'', exposed to the south, was well cultivated up to the pastures near the ''col d'Anon''. After the hamlet of Ribes, chief settlement of the commune, the valley narrows along the course of the Biaysse. Here, the soil is poor; avalanches and mudslides have covered the soil with rocks and gravel. The two little hamlets of Viollins and Mensals are situated in rare protected spots. Then, the Biaysse is formed by the ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puy-Saint-Vincent
Puy-Saint-Vincent (; ) 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 France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include ... References Communes of Hautes-Alpes {{HautesAlpes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Roche-de-Rame
La Roche-de-Rame (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Hautes-Alpes Departments of France, department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department References Communes of Hautes-Alpes {{HautesAlpes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières
Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières (; ) 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 France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include ... References Communes of Hautes-Alpes {{HautesAlpes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vallouise-Pelvoux
Vallouise-Pelvoux () is a commune in the department of Hautes-Alpes, southeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Pelvoux (the seat) and Vallouise. 5 September 2016 The commune is located in the and contains part of the . It is a popular destination for mountaineering and mountain sports in all seasons. Geography Climate Vallouise-Pelvoux has a |
Les Vigneaux
Les Vigneaux (; ) 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 France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include ... References Communes of Hautes-Alpes {{HautesAlpes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institut National De La Statistique Et Des études économiques
The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (, ), abbreviated INSEE or Insee ( , ), is the List of national and international statistical services, national statistics bureau of France. It collects and publishes information about the Economy of France, French economy and Demographics of France, people and carries out the periodic national census. Headquartered in Montrouge, a commune in the southern Paris, Parisian suburbs, it is the French branch of Eurostat. The INSEE was created in 1946 as a successor to the Vichy France, Vichy regime's National Statistics Service (SNS). It works in close cooperation with the Institut national d'études démographiques (INED). Purpose The INSEE is responsible for the production and analysis of official statistics in France. Its best known responsibilities include: * Organising and publishing the national census. * Producing various Index (economics), indices – which are widely recognised as being of excellent quality – inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of The Hautes-Alpes Department
The following is a list of the 15 cantons of the Hautes-Alpes department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015: * Canton of L'Argentière-la-Bessée, L'Argentière-la-Bessée * Canton of Briançon-1, Briançon-1 * Canton of Briançon-2, Briançon-2 * Canton of Chorges, Chorges * Canton of Embrun, Embrun * Cantons of Gap, Gap-1 * Cantons of Gap, Gap-2 * Cantons of Gap, Gap-3 * Cantons of Gap, Gap-4 * Canton of Guillestre, Guillestre * Canton of Laragne-Montéglin, Laragne-Montéglin * Canton of Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur, Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur * Canton of Serres, Serres * Canton of Tallard, Tallard * Canton of Veynes, Veynes References {{Cantons of France Cantons of Hautes-Alpes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
