Le Glaizil

Le Glaizil
Commune
Ruins of the Castle of Lesdiguières

Coat of arms
Le Glaizil
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Le Glaizil
Coordinates: 44°45′16″N 5°59′00″E / 44.7544°N 5.9833°E / 44.7544; 5.9833Coordinates: 44°45′16″N 5°59′00″E / 44.7544°N 5.9833°E / 44.7544; 5.9833
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement Gap
Canton Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur
Intercommunality Valgaudémar
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jean-Pierre Gauthier[1]
Area1 21.93 km2 (8.47 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 180
 • Density 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 05062 /05800
Elevation 774–2,570 m (2,539–8,432 ft)
(avg. 862 m or 2,828 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.

Le Glaizil is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is famous for hosting the ruins of the castle of the Duke of Lesdiguières, Constable of France in the 17th Century.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962115—    
1968155+34.8%
1975168+8.4%
1982175+4.2%
1990169−3.4%
1999179+5.9%
2008170−5.0%
2012180+5.9%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of mayors of the Hautes-Alpes department". Prefecture of Hautes-Alpes (in French). 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
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