Aiguilles

Aiguilles
Commune
The bell tower of the church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Coat of arms
Aiguilles
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Aiguilles
Coordinates: 44°46′57″N 6°52′11″E / 44.7825°N 6.8697°E / 44.7825; 6.8697Coordinates: 44°46′57″N 6°52′11″E / 44.7825°N 6.8697°E / 44.7825; 6.8697
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement Briançon
Canton Guillestre
Intercommunality CC Guillestrois Queyras
Government
  Mayor (2014–2020) Serge Laurens
Area1 40.16 km2 (15.51 sq mi)
Population (2015)2 425
  Density 11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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
YearPop.±%
1936324    
1954300−7.4%
1962248−17.3%
1968249+0.4%
1975275+10.4%
1982310+12.7%
1990377+21.6%
1999441+17.0%
2008419−5.0%
2012449+7.2%
2015425−5.3%

See also

References

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