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Dévoluy

Coordinates: 44°41′36″N 5°56′31″E / 44.6933°N 5.9419°E

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Le Dévoluy
Commune
The town hall of Le Dévoluy
Location of Le Dévoluy
Le Dévoluy Show map of France Le Dévoluy Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 44°41′36″N 5°56′31″E / 44.6933°N 5.9419°E / 44.6933; 5.9419
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Gap
Canton	Veynes
Intercommunality	Buëch Dévoluy
Government
• Mayor (2015–2020)	Jacqueline Puget
Area ¹	186.37 km² (71.96 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]	895
• Density	4.8/km² (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	05139 /05250
Elevation	1,134–2,652 m (3,720–8,701 ft) (avg. 1,263 m or 4,144 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Dévoluy is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is the result of the merger, on 1 January 2013, of the four communes of Agnières-en-Dévoluy, La Cluse, Saint-Disdier, and Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy.

SuperDévoluy, a ski resort, is part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2012 2013 2014	1013 1011 1006	—

Geography

Location

Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy is located 28km northeast of the railroad hub of Veynes.

At 18,637 hectares, it is the second largest commune in the area, right behind Névache.

Terrain and Geology

The town covers the entirety of the Dévoluy range .

Dévoluy is known for its' numerous underground cavities, the chourums , and its' suitability for speleology.

The European larch, or common larch (Larix decidua) is particularly present in the commune.

See also

Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department

References

INSEE

^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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