Pelvoux
Pelvoux (Vivaro-Alpine: Pelvós) is a former commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Vallouise-Pelvoux.[2]
Pelvoux | |
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Part of Vallouise-Pelvoux | |
_-05.JPG.webp) The hamlet of Ailefroide, in Pelvoux, with the guide's office in the valley of Celse Nière | |
Location of Pelvoux  | |
  Pelvoux  Pelvoux | |
| Coordinates: 44°51′56″N 6°29′22″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Briançon |
| Canton | L'Argentière-la-Bessée |
| Commune | Vallouise-Pelvoux |
| Area 1 | 76.23 km2 (29.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | 430 |
| • Density | 5.6/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 05340 |
| Elevation | 1,179–4,101 m (3,868–13,455 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pelvoux was bidding to be the French candidate city for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 307 | — |
| 1968 | 310 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 312 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 348 | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 335 | −3.7% |
| 1999 | 404 | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 449 | +11.1% |
References
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE
- Arrêté préfectoral 5 September 2016 (in French)
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