Château-Ville-Vieille

Château-Ville-Vieille

Chateau of Queyras

Coat of arms
Château-Ville-Vieille

Coordinates: 44°45′27″N 6°47′30″E / 44.7575°N 6.7917°E / 44.7575; 6.7917Coordinates: 44°45′27″N 6°47′30″E / 44.7575°N 6.7917°E / 44.7575; 6.7917
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement Briançon
Canton Aiguilles
Intercommunality Queyras
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Louis Poncet
Area1 66.9 km2 (25.8 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 328
  Density 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 05038 / 05350
Elevation 1,229–3,280 m (4,032–10,761 ft)
(avg. 1,360 m or 4,460 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Château-Ville-Vieille is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Geography

The commune is located in the Queyras.

The two villages in the commune lie in the Guil valley; Ville-Vieille on the left bank of the Guil and Château-Queyras on its right bank.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962295    
1968304+3.1%
1975283−6.9%
1982268−5.3%
1990271+1.1%
1999321+18.5%
2008328+2.2%

See also

References

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