Pelvoux (Hautes-Alpes)
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| local community | Vallouise-Pelvoux | |
| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes | |
| Arrondissement | Briançon | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 52 ′ N , 6 ° 29 ′ E | |
| Post Code | 05340 | |
| Former INSEE code | 05101 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
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Pelvoux is a village and a former French commune of 460 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Hautes-Alpes in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Briançon and the canton of L'Argentière-la-Bessée .
With effect from January 1, 2017, the former municipalities of Pelvoux and Vallouise were merged into a Commune nouvelle called Vallouise-Pelvoux and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Pelvoux.
geography
The municipality of Pelvoux bordered
- in the north at Villar-d'Arêne and Le Monêtier-les-Bains ,
- to the east at La Salle-les-Alpes , Puy-Saint-André and Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières ,
- in the south at Vallouise ,
- to the west at Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans .
The elevation of La Barre des Écrins in the Massif d'Écrins mountain range results in the highest point in the municipality at 4102 m . Other local surveys are called
- Dôme de Neige , 4015 m ,
- L'Ailefroide , 3954 m ,
- Mont Pelvoux , 3943 m ,
- Pic Sans Nom , 3913 m ,
- Pic Coolidge , 3775 m ,
- Roche Faurio , 3730 m ,
- Montagne des Agneaux , 3664 m ,
- Pic de Neige Cordier , 3614 m
The glaciers in the municipality are the Glacier Blanc , Glacier Noir and Glacier du Sélé .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2008 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 307 | 310 | 312 | 348 | 335 | 404 | 439 | 449 | 473 |
