Prunières, Hautes-Alpes

Prunières
Commune
The church and surrounding area, in Prunières
Coat of arms
Prunières Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Prunières
Coordinates: 44°32′34″N 6°20′03″E / 44.5427°N 6.3342°E / 44.5427; 6.3342Coordinates: 44°32′34″N 6°20′03″E / 44.5427°N 6.3342°E / 44.5427; 6.3342
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Gap
Canton	Chorges
Intercommunality	Savinois–Serre Ponçon
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	René Fusina
Area1	13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	289
• Density	22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	05106 /05230
Elevation	770–2,390 m (2,530–7,840 ft) (avg. 1,000 m or 3,300 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.

Prunières is a commune in the Hautes Alpes department in southeastern France.

Geography

It is close to Chorges which is the closest commerce town. Bigger towns near Prunières include Gap (25 km) to the west or Embrun (15 km) to the east. Prunières is located close to the Lac de Serre-Ponçon, one of the largest artificial lakes in Western Europe, and surrounded by gorgeous mountains.

Population

Tourism

The main activity in the winter is skiing, while one can enjoy mountain climbing/hiking and water activities on the Lac de Serre-Ponçon.

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department

References

• INSEE

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