Serres (Hautes-Alpes)
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes | |
| Arrondissement | Gap | |
| Canton | Serres (main town) | |
| Community association | Sisteronais-Buëch | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 26 ' N , 5 ° 43' E | |
| height | 232-1,431 m | |
| surface | 18.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,287 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 69 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 05700 | |
| INSEE code | 05166 | |
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Serres is a French commune with 1,287 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Hautes-Alpes in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the Gap arrondissement and is the capital of the Serres canton . Serres is one of the few French municipalities whose name forms a palindrome .
Town twinning
Serres has had a town partnership with the German town of Katzenelnbogen since 1990 .
geography
Serres is located on the banks of the Buëch River at the intersection of two national road connections:
- RD 1075 from Grenoble to Sisteron
- RD 994 from Pont-Saint-Esprit to the Col de Montgenèvre
There is also a train station on the Lyon – Marseille railway line .
The historic old town was built on the southeast slope of a rock, but the modern settlement spreads over the entire valley.
history
The castrum , the nucleus of the city, was first mentioned in a document in 739 in Abbo's will . In 988 the fortress and lands went to Cluny Abbey .
In the Middle Ages, the city developed into the most important place in the Buëch Valley thanks to its strategic location. A castle was built on the Pignolette rock, the town church in the 12th century. The castle was demolished again in 1633 on the orders of Richelieu . Industrial companies were founded here in the 19th century, but most of them disappeared again by 1900. In 1875 Serres got a connection to the railway.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1031 | 1256 | 1283 | 1200 | 1106 | 1204 | 1309 | 1293 |
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Attractions
The historic old town, which is grouped with narrow streets around a rock from which a wide view of the valley is possible, is worth seeing.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ City partnership: Katzenelnbogen and Serres have been in love for 25 years . Rhein-Lahn-Zeitung online from September 21, 2015. Accessed August 15, 2019.