Val-des-Prés

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Val-des-Prés

Coat of arms of Val-des-Prés
Val-des-Prés is located in France
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Val-des-Prés
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement Briançon
Canton Briançon-Nord
Intercommunality Briançon
Mayor René Siestrunck
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 1,338–2,761 m (4,390–9,058 ft)
(avg. 1,370 m or 4,490 ft)
Land area1 44.77 km2 (17.29 sq mi)
Population2 502  (2008)
 - Density 11 /km2 (28 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 05174/ 05100
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.

Coordinates: 44°56′57″N 6°40′45″E / 44.9492°N 6.6792°E / 44.9492; 6.6792

Val-des-Prés is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

It is situated in the Clarée Valley.

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[edit] Population

Historical population of Val-des-Prés
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 195 217 276 390 479 450 502

[edit] Personalities

The village was the home of Émilie Carles who wrote her memoir A Wild Herb Soup (or A Life of her Own, original French: Une Soupe aux herbes sauvages) (1977) describing life in the village in the early and mid 20th century.

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