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Abriès

Coordinates: 44°47′46″N 6°55′40″E / 44.7961°N 6.9278°E / 44.7961; 6.9278
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Abriès
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Abriès is located in France
Abriès
Abriès
Abriès is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Abriès
Abriès
Coordinates: 44°47′46″N 6°55′40″E / 44.7961°N 6.9278°E / 44.7961; 6.9278
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
ArrondissementBriançon
CantonGuillestre
CommuneAbriès-Ristolas
Area
1
77 km2 (30 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
285
 • Density3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
05460
Elevation1,513–3,305 m (4,964–10,843 ft)
(avg. 1,547 m or 5,075 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Abriès (Vivaro-Alpine: Abrièrs) is a former commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Abriès-Ristolas.[2]

It belongs to the Queyras Regional Park. It is located in the valley of the Guil and is appreciated for its position along long and medium distance footpaths in a rural and preserved environment. It also hosts a small ski resort.

Geography

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The elevation of Abriès is between 1,513 and 3,305 meters, and before the second half of the 20th century, it was difficult to access because of its location in the end of the Guil valley. It has always has been a path between Italy and the southern Alps in France.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,511—    
1800 1,935+3.60%
1806 2,078+1.20%
1821 1,803−0.94%
1831 1,838+0.19%
1836 1,829−0.10%
1841 1,626−2.33%
1846 1,726+1.20%
1851 1,512−2.61%
1856 1,528+0.21%
1861 1,346−2.50%
1866 1,202−2.24%
1872 1,204+0.03%
1876 1,125−1.68%
1881 910−4.15%
1886 841−1.56%
1891 748−2.32%
1896 696−1.43%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 654−1.24%
1906 668+0.42%
1911 627−1.26%
1921 511−2.02%
1926 406−4.50%
1931 414+0.39%
1936 370−2.22%
1946 275−2.92%
1954 264−0.51%
1962 205−3.11%
1968 195−0.83%
1975 207+0.86%
1982 271+3.92%
1990 297+1.15%
1999 354+1.97%
2006 382+1.09%
2011 343−2.13%
2016 302−2.51%
Source: EHESS (1793-1999)[3] and INSEE[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral portant création de la commune nouvelle d'Abriès-Ristolas" (PDF) (in French). Recueil des actes administratifs spécial n°05-2018-161. 17 October 2018. pp. 79–80.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Abriès, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Populations légales 2016, INSEE

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