Puy-Sanières

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Puy-Sanières
Coat of arms of Puy-Sanières
Puy-Sanières (France)
Puy-Sanières
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement Gap
Canton Chorges
Community association Serre poncon
Coordinates 44 ° 34 '  N , 6 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 34 '  N , 6 ° 26'  E
height 780–2,524 m
surface 11.38 km 2
Residents 283 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 25 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 05200
INSEE code

Puy-Sanières

Puy-Sanières is a French commune in the Hautes-Alpes in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Chorges in the Gap arrondissement .

geography

Puy-Sanières located on the northern shores of Lac de Serre-Ponçon and near the southern flank of the 2,552 m high Mont Guillaume in the area of the mountain massif Massif des Écrins. The municipality is bordered by Puy-Saint-Eusèbe to the northwest , Embrun to the northeast , Crots to the south and Savines-le-Lac to the southwest .

history

The place name “Podium Sagnerarium” has been handed down from the 13th century.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 114 78 66 31 106 155 204 231

Web links

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