Cervières is a commune in the

Hautes-Alpes Hautes-Alpes (; ; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of Southeastern France. It is located in the heart of the French Alps, after which it is named. Hautes-Alpes had a population ...

department in southeastern

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. The village lies at the foot of the

Col d'Izoard Col d'Izoard () is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. It is accessible in summer via the D902 road, connecting Briançon on the north and the valley of the Guil in Queyras, which ends at Guillestre in the so ...

, which is often on the route of the

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and

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Communes of Hautes-Alpes Hautes-Alpes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{HautesAlpes-geo-stub

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