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 (2008) | 419 |
| • Density | 10/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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 324 | — |
| 1954 | 300 | −7.4% |
| 1962 | 248 | −17.3% |
| 1968 | 249 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 275 | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 310 | +12.7% |
| 1990 | 377 | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 441 | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 419 | −5.0% |
See also
References
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