Hautes-Alpes | |
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Coordinates: 44°40′N 6°20′E / 44.667°N 6.333°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Département | 4 March 1790 |
Prefecture | Gap |
Subprefectures | Briançon |
Government | |
• President | Jean-Marie Bernard[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 5,548.7 km2 (2,142.4 sq mi) |
Population (2014)[3] | |
• Total | 139,883 |
• Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
Demonym | Haut-Alpins |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-05 |
Arrondissements | 2 |
Cantons | 15 |
Communes | 167 |
Website | www.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.