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Montgenèvre
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Montgenèvre (; ; Italian: Monginevro) is a commune on the Italian border in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
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Montgenèvre is a commune and ski resort in the Hautes-Alpes department of France, situated within the canton of Briançon-Nord and the arrondissement of Briançon. It is located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region and borders the communes of Cervières, Névache, Val-des-Prés, and Cesana Torinese. The area is part of the Via Lattea and is situated next to the Durance river.
The commune has an official population of 530, comprising 238 males and 218 females, though other records list the population as 540. Its total area is 40.07 square kilometers. Montgenèvre is twinned with Montegrosso d'Asti and is associated with the electoral district of canton of Briançon-2.
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Place details
- Locality
- Montgenèvre
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 540
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Montgenèvre
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Monte Chaberton.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A view of Mont Chaberton in Montgenèvre
- French commune.image flag
- Montgenevre.gif
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Montgenèvre.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Briançon
- French commune.canton
- Briançon-2
- French commune.INSEE
- 05085
- French commune.postal code
- 05100
- French commune.mayor
- Garth Hermitte
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Briançonnais
- French commune.elevation m
- 1789
- French commune.elevation min m
- 1267
- French commune.elevation max m
- 2579
- French commune.area km2
- 52
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- ski resort
- Part of
- Via Lattea
- Official name
- Montgenèvre
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Briançon
- Population
- 461
- Area
- 40.07
- Elevation
- 2247
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Durance
- Shares border with
- Claviere
- Official website
- montgenevre.fr
- Image
- Village de Montgenèvre.JPG
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- Commons category
- Montgenèvre
- postal code
- 05100
- webcam page URL
- www.montgenevre.com/hiver/webcams.html
- twinned administrative body
- Montegrosso d'Asti
- associated electoral district
- canton of Briançon-2
- male population
- 238
- female population
- 218
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-92-21-92-88
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Ski area
- Climate
- Winter activities
- Summer activities
- Demographics
- Transport
- Roads
- Aeroplane
- Train
- Bus
- Linked resorts
- See also
- References
Montgenèvre (; ; Italian: Monginevro) is a commune on the Italian border in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
==Geography== Montgenèvre is located in the French part of the Cottian Alps. It is on the France–Italy border at the top of the Col de Montgenèvre, after which it is named. The source of the river Durance is in Les Gondrans ski area of Mongenèvre; the river is a tributary of the Rhône.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Montgenèvre” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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