Vallouise
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| local community | Vallouise-Pelvoux | |
| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes | |
| Arrondissement | Briançon | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 51 ′ N , 6 ° 29 ′ E | |
| Post Code | 05290 | |
| Former INSEE code | 05175 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Vallouise is a village and a former French commune of 750 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 Vallouise bordered
- in the northwest at Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans ,
- to the north with Pelvoux
- in the northeast at Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières ,
- to the east at Les Vigneaux ,
- in the south at Puy-Saint-Vincent and L'Argentière-la-Bessée ,
- in the southwest at Champoléon ,
- to the west at La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar .
The mountaineering village of Ailefroide, which belongs to the municipality of Vallouise, is at 1506 m . east of Pic Coolidge . From there, a dangerous, rubble-covered footpath leads over Glacier Noir to this 3774-high elevation. At the glacier or at the Pré de Madame Carle with a hut called Refuge Cézanne , the road coming from Ailefroide ends with a large parking lot. The winter sports area of Pelvoux and Vallouise contains 14 slopes with a total length of 34 kilometers. Elevations in the district are called:
- Les Bans (3669m above sea level)
- Pointe des Bœufs ( 3516 m )
- Pic des Aupillous ( 3505 m )
- Pic de Bonvoisin ( 3480 m )
- Pic Jocelme ( 3458 m )
- Pointe de Verdonne ( 3328 m )
- Pointe de l'Aiglière ( 3307 m )
- Tete d'Amont de Montbrison ( 2815 m )
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 381 | 417 | 451 | 512 | 623 | 637 | 728 | 761 |
Attractions
- Saint-André-et-Sainte-Louise church, a monument historique
- Saint-Etienne church, a monument historique
- Saint-Sébastien church, a monument historique
- Chapel Saint-André-et-Saint-Lucie du Grand-Parcher
- Sundial from 1718
