Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur

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Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur
Commune
The fountain in Grenette square, in Saint-Bonnet
The fountain in Grenette square, in Saint-Bonnet
Coat of arms of Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur
Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur is located in France
Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur
Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur
Coordinates: 44°40′55″N 6°04′35″E / 44.6819°N 6.0764°E / 44.6819; 6.0764Coordinates: 44°40′55″N 6°04′35″E / 44.6819°N 6.0764°E / 44.6819; 6.0764
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
ArrondissementGap
CantonSaint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Daumark[1]
Area
1
15.01 km2 (5.80 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
2,048
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
05132 /05500
Elevation939–2,440 m (3,081–8,005 ft)
(avg. 1,040 m or 3,410 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. In January 2013 it merged with the former communes of Bénévent-et-Charbillac and Les Infournas.

Geography[]

The commune is located at the mouth of the valley of the high Drac on the major route between Gap and Grenoble (route Napoléon) next to Écrins National Park. It is 15 km from Gap over the Col Bayard and 90 km from Grenoble. The commune forms a triangle of which the base is the Drac and the apex is Queyrel Peak. The landscape is primarily mountain pasture.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18061,675—    
18201,611−3.8%
18761,670+3.7%
18811,763+5.6%
18861,744−1.1%
18911,616−7.3%
18961,665+3.0%
19011,515−9.0%
19061,506−0.6%
19111,511+0.3%
19211,239−18.0%
19261,321+6.6%
YearPop.±%
19311,311−0.8%
19361,357+3.5%
19461,166−14.1%
19541,182+1.4%
19621,196+1.2%
19681,199+0.3%
19751,236+3.1%
19821,263+2.2%
19901,371+8.6%
19991,466+6.9%
20081,683+14.8%

The inhabitants are called Saint-Bonnetiers.

Vivian Maier[]

Street photographer Vivian Maier lived and photographed in the vicinity of Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur and Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur. While many details of Maier's life remain unknown, she was the daughter of a French mother, Maria Jaussaud, and several times during her childhood she moved between the U.S. and France, living with her mother in the Alpine village of Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur near her mother's relations. In 1935, Vivian and her mother, Maria, were living in Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur and prior to 1940 returned to New York City.

Climate[]

Located in the Haut-Dauphiné, Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur's climate is a mix of the Mediterranean and alpine.

See also[]

  • Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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