Valdoule
| Valdoule | ||
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes | |
| Arrondissement | Gap | |
| Canton | Serres | |
| Community association | Sisteronais-Buëch | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 28 ' N , 5 ° 31' E | |
| height | 627-1,564 m | |
| surface | 58.51 km 2 | |
| Residents | 216 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 4 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 05150 | |
| INSEE code | 05024 | |
Valdoule is a French municipality with 216 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Hautes-Alpes in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Serres in the Gap arrondissement .
It was created as Commune nouvelle with effect from July 1, 2017, by merging the previous municipalities of Bruis , Montmorin and Sainte-Marie and in the new municipality they have the status of a Commune déléguée . The administrative headquarters are in Bruis.
geography
The river Oule has its source in the municipality . Valdoule is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Dizier-en-Diois in the north, Valdrôme in the north and north-east, L'Épine in the east and south-east, Ribeyret and Moydans in the south, Pommerol in the south-west, La Charce in the west and Establet in the north-west.
Community structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population as of January 1, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruis (administrative headquarters) | 05024 | 25.15 | 78 |
| Montmorin | 05088 | 25.86 | 100 |
| Sainte-Marie | 05150 | 7.50 | 38 |
Attractions
Bruis
- Saint-Michel church from 1683
- 17th century castle
- Donjon from the 12th century
Montmorin
- church
- Montmorin Castle
Personalities
- Pierre de Bruys (died 1131), priest, burned as a heretic in Saint-Gilles
- Philis de La Charce (1645–1703), war heroine
Web links
Remarks
- ↑ Decree of the Prefecture No. 05-2017-03-24-003 on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Valdoule of March 24, 2017.
- ↑ current population according to INSEE