Eygliers
Eygliers
Aigliers (Occitan) | |
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The church of Saint-Antoine, in Eygliers | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Eygliers | |
Eygliers Eygliers | |
| Coordinates: 44°40′37″N 6°38′04″E / 44.6769°N 6.6344°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Briançon |
| Canton | Guillestre |
| Intercommunality | CC du Guillestrois et du Queyras |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne Geneviève Chouvet[1] |
Area 1 | 30.04 km2 (11.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 882 |
| • Density | 29.4/km2 (76.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 05052 /05600 |
| Elevation | 881–2,670 m (2,890–8,760 ft) (avg. 1,029 m or 3,376 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Eygliers (French pronunciation: [ɛɡlije]; Occitan: Aigliers) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
Geography
The river Guil forms all of the commune's southeastern and southern borders; the Durance forms part of its western border; most of the human settlements in the commune are located in its southwestern part, near the confluence of the two rivers. The commune lies to the northwest of the larger town Guillestre, and encloses the fortress town Mont-Dauphin.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 414 | — |
| 1975 | 403 | −0.38% |
| 1982 | 502 | +3.19% |
| 1990 | 596 | +2.17% |
| 1999 | 697 | +1.75% |
| 2007 | 744 | +0.82% |
| 2012 | 750 | +0.16% |
| 2017 | 791 | +1.07% |
| 2023 | 882 | +1.83% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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