Pelvoux
For the mountain, see Mont Pelvoux.
Pelvoux | |
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The hamlet of Ailefroide, in Pelvoux, with the guide's office in the valley of Celse Nière | |
Pelvoux | |
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Pelvoux | |
Coordinates: 44°51′56″N 6°29′22″E / 44.8655°N 6.4895°ECoordinates: 44°51′56″N 6°29′22″E / 44.8655°N 6.4895°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Hautes-Alpes |
Arrondissement | Briançon |
Canton | L'Argentière-la-Bessée |
Intercommunality | Pays des Écrins |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Gérard Sémiond |
Area1 | 76.23 km2 (29.43 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 449 |
• Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 05101 / 05340 |
Elevation | 1,179–4,101 m (3,868–13,455 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Pelvoux is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Pelvoux was bidding to be the French candidate city for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 307 | — |
1968 | 310 | +1.0% |
1975 | 312 | +0.6% |
1982 | 348 | +11.5% |
1990 | 335 | −3.7% |
1999 | 404 | +20.6% |
2008 | 449 | +11.1% |
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