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Val-des-Prés

Val-des-Prés
Commune
The town hall in the hamlet of Serre, in Val-des-Prés
The town hall in the hamlet of Serre, in Val-des-Prés
Coat of arms of Val-des-Prés
Coat of arms
Location of Val-des-Prés
Map
Val-des-Prés is located in France
Val-des-Prés
Val-des-Prés
Val-des-Prés is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Val-des-Prés
Val-des-Prés
Coordinates: 44°56′57″N 6°40′45″E / 44.9492°N 6.6792°E / 44.9492; 6.6792
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
ArrondissementBriançon
CantonBriançon-2
IntercommunalityBriançonnais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Aimard[1]
Area
1
44.77 km2 (17.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
610
 • Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
05174 /05100
Elevation1,338–2,761 m (4,390–9,058 ft)
(avg. 1,370 m or 4,490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Val-des-Prés (French pronunciation: [val de pʁe]; Occitan: Vau dels Prats) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

It is situated in the Clarée Valley.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962195—    
1968217+11.3%
1975276+27.2%
1982390+41.3%
1990479+22.8%
1999450−6.1%
2008502+11.6%

Personalities

The village was the home of Émilie Carles who wrote her memoir A Wild Herb Soup (or A Life of her Own, original French: Une Soupe aux herbes sauvages) (1977) describing life in the village in the early and mid 20th century.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
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