Aiguilles

Aiguilles
Coat of arms
Location of Aiguilles
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Briançon
Canton	Aiguilles
Intercommunality	Queyras
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jacques Bosio
Area 1	40.16 km2 (15.51 sq mi)
Population  (2006)	422
• Density	11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	05003 /05470
Elevation	1,400–3,078 m (4,593–10,098 ft) (avg. 1,471 m or 4,826 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aiguilles is a commune of the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Geography

The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Guil, which flows southwest through the commune.

Population

Historical population of Aiguilles

Year	1936	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	324	300	248	249	275	310	377	441	422

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department

References

• INSEE