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Hautes-Alpes

Hautes-Alpes
Prefecture building of the Hautes-Alpes department, in Gap
Prefecture building of the Hautes-Alpes department, in Gap
Flag of Hautes-Alpes
Coat of arms
Location of Hautes-Alpes in France
Location of Hautes-Alpes in France
Coordinates: 44°40′N 6°20′E / 44.667°N 6.333°E / 44.667; 6.333
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Département4 March 1790
PrefectureGap
SubprefecturesBriançon
Government
 • PresidentJean-Marie Bernard[1]
Area
 • Total5,548.7 km2 (2,142.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[3]
 • Total139,883
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
DemonymHaut-Alpins
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-05
Arrondissements2
Cantons15
Communes167
Websitewww.hautes-alpes.fr

Hautes-Alpes (Occitan: Auts Aups) is a department in southeastern France, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It is named after the Alps mountain range and its prefecture (capital) is Gap.

  1. "Jean-Marie BERNARD". Conseil Général des Hautes-Alpes. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. "Département des Alpes-de-Hautes-Alpes (05) - Résumé statistique". Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

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