Dévoluy is a commune in the

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department in

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in southeastern

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. It is the result of the merger, on 1 January 2013, of the four communes of Agnières-en-Dévoluy, La Cluse, Saint-Disdier, and Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy.Arrêté du 2 octobre 2012 portant création de commune
Légifrance SuperDévoluy, a

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, is part of the commune.

Population

Geography

Location

Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy is located northeast of the railroad hub of

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. At 18,637 hectares, it is the second-largest commune in the area, right behind

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Terrain and Geology

The town covers the entirety of the Dévoluy range. Dévoluy is known for its numerous underground cavities, the '' chourums'', and its suitability for ''

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''. The European larch, or common larch (''

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'') is particularly present in the commune.

Climate

References

Communes of Hautes-Alpes Communes nouvelles of Hautes-Alpes Populated places established in 2013 2013 establishments in France {{HautesAlpes-geo-stub