Saint-Véran

Saint-Véran
Commune
A view within Saint-Véran, in August 2008

Coat of arms
Saint-Véran
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Saint-Véran
Coordinates: 44°42′03″N 6°52′09″E / 44.7008°N 6.8692°E / 44.7008; 6.8692Coordinates: 44°42′03″N 6°52′09″E / 44.7008°N 6.8692°E / 44.7008; 6.8692
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement Briançon
Canton Guillestre
Intercommunality Queyras
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Danielle Guignard
Area1 44.75 km2 (17.28 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 282
 • Density 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 05157 /05350
Elevation 1,756–3,175 m (5,761–10,417 ft)
(avg. 2,040 m or 6,690 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.

Saint-Véran (occitan : Sant-Veran [ˈsã vˈʀã]) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France in the Queyras Regional Natural Park.

Geography

Saint-Véran, located in the French Alps is the most elevated commune in France.[1] It is the third highest village in Europe, after Trepalle in Italy and Juf in Switzerland.

The permanent population is around 300 but swells with tourists in both summer and winter. In addition to tourism the main activities are agriculture and woodcraft.

Name

The village is named after Saint Véran, 6th century Bishop of Cavaillon who in legend drove away a dragon.

The Observatoire de Saint-Véran was constructed nearby by the Observatoire de Paris in the early 1970s.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962236—    
1968220−6.8%
1975232+5.5%
1982275+18.5%
1990257−6.5%
1999267+3.9%
2008282+5.6%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Page 505, Chapter Hautes Alpes, book France, Collection Guide vert, publisher Le Michelin, 2009
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