Mont-Dauphin

Mont-Dauphin
Commune
Fort
Coat of arms
Location of Mont-Dauphin
Mont-Dauphin Mont-Dauphin
Coordinates: 44°40′12″N 6°37′28″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Briançon
Canton	Guillestre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Cyr Piaton
Area 1	0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020)	173
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	05082 /05600
Elevation	898–1,035 m (2,946–3,396 ft) (avg. 1,050 m or 3,440 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mont-Dauphin (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ dofɛ̃]; Occitan: Montdaufin) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

At the confluence of Durance and Guil rivers, overlooking the impressive canyon of the latter flowing down from Queyras valleys, Mont-Dauphin is one of the many places fortified by Vauban in the second half of the 17th century.

In 2008, the place forte of Mont-Dauphin, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the "Fortifications of Vauban" group.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 365 —     1800 219 −40.0% 1806 327 +49.3% 1821 307 −6.1% 1831 378 +23.1% 1836 394 +4.2% 1841 669 +69.8% 1846 589 −12.0% 1851 474 −19.5% 1856 835 +76.2% 1861 657 −21.3% 1866 518 −21.2% 1872 493 −4.8% 1876 355 −28.0% 1881 398 +12.1% 1886 510 +28.1% 1891 788 +54.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 617 −21.7% 1901 706 +14.4% 1906 810 +14.7% 1911 745 −8.0% 1921 127 −83.0% 1926 162 +27.6% 1931 129 −20.4% 1936 169 +31.0% 1946 114 −32.5% 1954 505 +343.0% 1962 142 −71.9% 1968 59 −58.5% 1975 67 +13.6% 1982 83 +23.9% 1990 73 −12.0% 1999 87 +19.2% 2008 142 +63.2%

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department

External links

• Official site
• Website of the fortifications Centre des monuments nationaux
• MontDauphin.com : webcams, meteo, pictures, everything about Vauban's Castle (French)
• Webpage about the fortifications