Le Monêtier-les-Bains

Le Monêtier-les-Bains
Le Monêtier-les-Bains
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Le Monêtier-les-Bains
Administration
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Briançon
Canton	Le Monêtier-les-Bains
Intercommunality	Briançon
Mayor	Pierre Bouvier (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	1,397–3,659 m (4,583–12,005 ft) (avg. 1,495 m or 4,905 ft)
Land area1	97.87 km2 (37.79 sq mi)
Population2	1,057  (2008)
- Density	11 /km2 (28 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	05079/ 05220
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 44°58′37″N 6°30′34″E / 44.9769°N 6.5094°E / 44.9769; 6.5094

Le Monêtier-les-Bains is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Geography

It is situated in the Guisane Valley.

Population

Skiing

Monetier's slopes are a part of the extensive Serre Chevalier ski area. There are 7 chairlifts and 4 drag lifts with the highest skiing in the domain at 2760m.

Geography

Le Monêtier-les-Bains is the highest village of the French ski resort of Serre Chevalier at 1,500m. Le Monêtier-Les-Bains has two hot-water springs, one at 34°C and one at 38°C, and the village has been a thermal spa since Roman times. The village is on the periphery of the Ecrins National Park.

Tour de France

The village lies on the Col du Lautaret and is regularly used in the Tour de France. It has featured recently in the tours of 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008.In the 2011 Tour it was also passed through with about 20km to go on the 18th stage.

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department
• organ of Monêtier les Bains : http://www.dalest.org

References

• INSEE

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