Abriès
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Abriès | ||
Location | ||
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Coordinates | ||
Time Zone | CET (GMT +1) | |
Administration | ||
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Country | France | |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
Department | Hautes-Alpes (05) | |
Mayor | Joëlle Ocana (since 2001) |
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Statistics | ||
Land area¹ | 77 km² | |
Population² | ||
- 2004 | 374 | |
- Density | 5/km² (1999) | |
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Postal code | 05460 | |
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | ||
Abriès is a french commune in the department of Hautes-Alpes. It belongs to the Queyras Regional Park. It is located in the valley of the Guil and is appreciated for its position along long and medium distance footpaths in a rural and preserved environment. It also hosts a small ski resort.
[edit] Geography
Elevation of Abriès is between 1513m and 3305m, and before second half of the 20th century, it was hardly accessible because of its enclosing, almost in the end of the Guil valley. Anyhow it always has been a path between Italy and the southern Alps in France.