La Faurie

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La Faurie
Coat of arms of La Faurie
La Faurie (France)
La Faurie
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement Gap
Canton Serres
Community association Buëch-Dévoluy
Coordinates 44 ° 34 ′  N , 5 ° 44 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 34 ′  N , 5 ° 44 ′  E
height 780–2,063 m
surface 31.44 km 2
Residents 325 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 10 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 05140
INSEE code

Former monastery

La Faurie is a French municipality with 325 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Hautes-Alpes in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur .

geography

The municipality is located on the northern edge of the Hautes-Alpes department near the border with the Drôme department .

history

The name is derived from La Fabrica .
The place has a train station, which is no longer used today.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007
Residents 226 250 227 215 224 231 314

Economy and Infrastructure

The municipality is located on the D1075, which, later as the A51, leads to Grenoble and Aix-en-Provence .

Web links

Commons : La Faurie  - Collection of images, videos and audio files