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Guillestre
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Guillestre is a commune in France, situated within the Hautes-Alpes department and the arrondissement of Briançon. It serves as the capital of the canton of Guillestre and is located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The town borders Arvieux, Ceillac, Château-Ville-Vieille, and Eygliers, and is positioned next to the Durance river.
With a population of 2,401, the commune consists of 1,143 males and 1,201 females. Its area covers 51.29 square kilometers. The postal code for the area is 05600.
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Place details
- Locality
- Guillestre
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,409
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Guillestre
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Guillestre.svg
- French commune.image
- Guillestrehaut.JPG
- French commune.caption
- A panoramic view of Guillestre to the right, and the village of Risoul, left
- French commune.arrondissement
- Briançon
- French commune.canton
- Guillestre
- French commune.INSEE
- 05065
- French commune.postal code
- 05600
- French commune.mayor
- Christine Portevin
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 1050
- French commune.elevation min m
- 867
- French commune.elevation max m
- 2694
- French commune.area km2
- 51.29
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Guillestre
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Briançon
- Population
- 2292
- Area
- 51.29
- Elevation
- 1689
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Durance
- Shares border with
- Vars
- Official website
- www.ville-guillestre.fr
- Image
- Guillestre -857.jpg
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- Commons category
- Guillestre
- postal code
- 05600
- associated electoral district
- canton of Guillestre
- male population
- 1143
- female population
- 1201
- P8168
- Hasištejn Castle
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-92-45-04-03
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
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Guillestre (; Vivaro-Alpine: Guilhèstra) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
==Geography== The village lies in the northwestern part of the commune, on the left bank of the Chagné, a stream, tributary of the Guil, which forms all of the commune's northern border, before flowing into the Durance, which forms part of the commune's western border. The village also lies high within the alps of France.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Guillestre” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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