Guillestre
Guillestre | |
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A panoramic view of Guillestre to the right, and the village of Risoul, left | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Guillestre | |
Guillestre Guillestre | |
| Coordinates: 44°40′N 6°39′E / 44.66°N 6.65°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Briançon |
| Canton | Guillestre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christine Portevin[1][2] |
Area 1 | 51.29 km2 (19.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[3] | 2,295 |
| • Density | 44.75/km2 (115.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 05065 /05600 |
| Elevation | 867–2,694 m (2,844–8,839 ft) (avg. 1,050 m or 3,440 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Guillestre (French pronunciation: [ɡijɛstʁ]; 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.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,479 | — |
| 1975 | 1,466 | −0.13% |
| 1982 | 1,937 | +4.06% |
| 1990 | 2,000 | +0.40% |
| 1999 | 2,211 | +1.12% |
| 2007 | 2,273 | +0.35% |
| 2012 | 2,367 | +0.81% |
| 2017 | 2,344 | −0.20% |
| 2023 | 2,295 | −0.35% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
References
- ^ Christine Portevin elue nouvelle maire de Guillestre, dici.fr, 24 May 2020
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "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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