Pelvoux

For the mountain, see Mont Pelvoux.
Pelvoux

The hamlet of Ailefroide, in Pelvoux, with the guide's office in the valley of Celse Nière
Pelvoux

Coordinates: 44°51′56″N 6°29′22″E / 44.8655°N 6.4895°E / 44.8655; 6.4895Coordinates: 44°51′56″N 6°29′22″E / 44.8655°N 6.4895°E / 44.8655; 6.4895
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement Briançon
Canton L'Argentière-la-Bessée
Intercommunality Pays des Écrins
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Gérard Sémiond
Area1 76.23 km2 (29.43 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 449
  Density 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 05101 / 05340
Elevation 1,179–4,101 m (3,868–13,455 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.

Pelvoux is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Pelvoux was bidding to be the French candidate city for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962307    
1968310+1.0%
1975312+0.6%
1982348+11.5%
1990335−3.7%
1999404+20.6%
2008449+11.1%

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