Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur

Administration
Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur



Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Gap
Canton	Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur
Intercommunality	Champsaur
Mayor	Jean-Pierre Festa (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	939–2,440 m (3,081–8,010 ft) (avg. 1,040 m or 3,410 ft)
Land area¹	15.01 km² (5.80 sq mi)
Population²	1,683 (2006)
- Density	112 /km² (290 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	05132/ 05500
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°40′55″N 6°04′35″E / 44.6819°N 6.0764°E / 44.6819; 6.0764

Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Geography

The commune is located at the mouth of the valley of the high Drac on the major route between Gap and Grenoble (route Napoléon) next to Écrins National Park. It is 15 km from Gap over the Col Bayard and 90 km from Grenoble.

The commune forms a triangle of which the base is the Drac and the apex is Queyrel Peak.

The landscape is primarily mountain pasture.

Population

Historical population of Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur
Year	1806	1820	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906	1911
Population	1675	1611	1670	1763	1744	1616	1665	1515	1506	1511

Year	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990
Population	1321	1311	1357	1166	1182	1196	1199	1236	1263	1371

Year	1999	2008
Population	1466	1683

The inhabitants are called Saint-Bonnetiers.

Climate

Located in the Haut-Dauphiné, Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur's climate is a mix of the Mediterranean and alpine.

References

INSEE

External links

Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department

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