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Hautes-Alpes
Hautes-Alpes (French pronunciation:; Occitan: Auts Aups; English: Upper Alps) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azurregion of Southeastern France. It is located in the heart of the French Alps, after which it is named. Hautes-Alpes had a population of 143,467 as of 2023, which makes it the third least populated French department. Its prefecture is Gap; its sole subprefecture is Briançon. Its INSEE and postal code is 05.