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Aiguilles
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Aiguilles is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Aiguilles, Hautes-Alpes, and the arrondissement of Briançon. It serves as the capital of the canton of Aiguilles and is associated with the electoral district of canton of Guillestre. The municipality is located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region and shares borders with Abriès, Cervières, Château-Ville-Vieille, and Molines-en-Queyras.
The area of the commune is 40.16 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 444 residents (218 male and 211 female) and another citing 472. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 3078 meters in one dataset and 1496 meters in another. The postal code for Aiguilles is 05470.
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Place details
- Locality
- Aiguilles
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 472
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Aiguilles
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Aiguilles -751.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The bell tower of the church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Aiguilles.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Briançon
- French commune.canton
- Guillestre
- French commune.INSEE
- 05003
- French commune.postal code
- 05470
- French commune.mayor
- Dominique Bucci Alberto
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Guillestrois et Queyras
- French commune.elevation m
- 1471
- French commune.elevation min m
- 1400
- French commune.elevation max m
- 3078
- French commune.area km2
- 40.16
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Aiguilles
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Briançon
- Population
- 374
- Area
- 40.16
- Elevation
- 2113
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Aiguilles
- Shares border with
- Abriès-Ristolas
- Official website
- www.mairie-aiguilles.com
- Image
- Aiguilles - administrejo.jpg
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- Commons category
- Aiguilles
- postal code
- 05470
- associated electoral district
- canton of Guillestre
- male population
- 218
- female population
- 211
- P8168
- Rosemarie Zens
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-92-46-70-17
- fax number
- +33-4-92-46-89-20
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- Geography
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- See also
- References
Aiguilles (; ) is a commune of the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
==Geography== The village lies in situated in the center of the commune, on the right bank of the Guil River, which flows southwest through the area.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aiguilles” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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