Le Saix

Le Saix
Le Saix is located in France
Le Saix
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement Gap
Canton Veynes
Intercommunality Deux Buëch
Mayor Pierre Schiazza
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 774–1,830 m (2,539–6,000 ft)
(avg. 813 m or 2,667 ft)
Land area1 22.15 km2 (8.55 sq mi)
Population2 92  (2008)
 - Density 4 /km2 (10 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 05158/ 05400
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°28′34″N 5°49′28″E / 44.4761°N 5.8244°E / 44.4761; 5.8244

Le Saix is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

History

Circa 2500 BCE, humans settled on the banks of the river valley that is a northern tributary of the River Maraize on the Saix proper, as evidenced by bits of blades, sickles, arrowheads, scrapers and shards of flint. Using such evidence as a jumping-off point, French archaeologists have chronicled the development of human culture in the immediate area; among the discovered items have been polished Stone Age axes and Celtic hatchets, bracelets and necklaces of pearls and amber, as well as many relatively sophisticated tools indicative of the arrival of the Bronze Age. Flat tiles, as well as fragments of pottery and coins dating back to the times of Maximinus Thrax provide evidence of the town's possible Roman origins.

Population

Historical population of Le Saix
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 72 90 81 77 64 79 92

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