Oisans
Sign in to saveThe Oisans () is a region in the French Alps, located in the departments of Isère and Hautes-Alpes, and corresponding to the drainage basin of the river Romanche and its tributaries (Eau d'Olle, Lignarre, Sarenne, Vénéon and Ferrand). Between Livet-et-Gavet and Le Bourg-d'Oisans, the Romanche forms a deep gorge.
Key facts
- Valley.name
- Oisans
- Valley.photo
- Besse-en-Oisans 1.jpg
- Valley.photo_caption
- A village in the Oisans, Besse-en-Oisans
- Valley.range
- Alps
- Valley.location
- Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
- Valley.map
- France
- Valley.orientation
- west
- Valley.length
- 70 km
- Valley.type
- Glacial valley
- Valley.traversed
- River Romanche <!--
- Valley.roads
- N 91-->
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Description
- Histoire
- Linguistique
- Winter sport resorts
- Villages in the Oisans
- See also
- External links
The Oisans () is a region in the French Alps, located in the departments of Isère and Hautes-Alpes, and corresponding to the drainage basin of the river Romanche and its tributaries (Eau d'Olle, Lignarre, Sarenne, Vénéon and Ferrand). Between Livet-et-Gavet and Le Bourg-d'Oisans, the Romanche forms a deep gorge.
==Description== Its geographical definition coincides almost exactly with the former cantons of Le Bourg-d'Oisans (Isère) and La Grave (Hautes Alpes).