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La Grave
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La Grave is a commune and ski resort in the Hautes-Alpes department of France, situated within the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It serves as the capital of the canton of La Grave and is located in the arrondissement of Briançon. The municipality borders Le Monêtier-les-Bains, Villar-d'Arêne, Besse, and Mizoën. Its postal code is 05320, and it is part of the electoral district of canton of Briançon-1.
The area of La Grave is 126.91 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 562 residents (259 male and 223 female) and another citing 487. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 3976 meters in one dataset and 1523 meters in another. La Grave is a member of The Most Beautiful Villages of France.
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Place details
- Locality
- La Grave
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 487
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Department
- Hautes-Alpes
- Arrondissement
- Briançon
- Canton
- Briançon-1
- Intercommunality
- Briançonnais
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Jean-Pierre Pic
- Area
- 126.91 km (49.00 sq mi)
- Density
- 3.77/km (9.78/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Gravarots
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 05063 /05320
- Elevation
- 1,135–3,976 m (3,724–13,045 ft) , (avg. 1,520 m or 4,990 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- ski resort
- Official name
- La Grave
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Briançon
- Population
- 479
- Area
- 126.91
- Elevation
- 2248
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of La Grave
- Shares border with
- Les Deux Alpes
- Official website
- mairie-lagrave-lameije.jimdo.com
- Image
- La Grave -531.jpg
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- Commons category
- La Grave
- postal code
- 05320
- associated electoral district
- canton of Briançon-1
- male population
- 259
- female population
- 223
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-76-79-90-29
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Encyclopedic overview
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La Grave ( French pronunciation: [la ɡʁav]; Occitan: La Grava) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “La Grave” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.