Vallouise-Pelvoux

Vallouise-Pelvoux
A view of Vallouise in winter
A view of Vallouise in winter
Location of Vallouise-Pelvoux
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Vallouise-Pelvoux is located in France
Vallouise-Pelvoux
Vallouise-Pelvoux
Vallouise-Pelvoux is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Vallouise-Pelvoux
Vallouise-Pelvoux
Coordinates: 44°51′54″N 6°29′20″E / 44.865°N 6.489°E / 44.865; 6.489
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
ArrondissementBriançon
CantonL'Argentière-la-Bessée
IntercommunalityPays des Écrins
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Gaelle Moreau[1]
Area
1
144.81 km2 (55.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,132
 • Density7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
05101 /05290, 05340
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vallouise-Pelvoux (French pronunciation: [valwiz pɛlvu]) is a commune in the department of Hautes-Alpes, southeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Pelvoux (the seat) and Vallouise.[3]

The commune is located in the Alps and contains part of the Écrins National Park.

It is a popular destination for mountaineering and mountain sports in all seasons.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 5 September 2016 (in French)