Arvieux
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The valley between Brunissard and Arvieux
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Arvieux
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| Coordinates: 44°46′02″N 6°44′23″E / 44.7672°N 6.7397°ECoordinates: 44°46′02″N 6°44′23″E / 44.7672°N 6.7397°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes | |
| Arrondissement | Briançon | |
| Canton | Guillestre | |
| Intercommunality | Queyras | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Philippe Chabrand | |
| Area1 | 72.62 km2 (28.04 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 371 | |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 05007 /05350 | |
| Elevation | 1,138–2,905 m (3,734–9,531 ft) (avg. 1,545 m or 5,069 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Arvieux is a commune of the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-eastern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arvidants or Arvidantes.
Arvieux lies at the foot of the Col d'Izoard in the Arvieux Valley some 20 km south by south-east of Briançon and 13 km east by north-east of La Roche-de-Rame. It is surrounded by the high mountains of the Massif du Queyras whose highest point is in the commune at Pic du Béal Traversier at 2912 m. Access to the commune is by the D902 from Cervières in the north which goes by a tortuous route through the commune to the village then continues south-east to Guillestre. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of La Draye, Brunissard La Chalp, and Le Coin north of the village and La Cassiere, Les Maisons, Le Pasquier, Villargaudin, Les Moulins, Les Escoyeres, and Les Esponces south of the village. The commune is a high alpine commune with snow-covered mountains and rugged terrain.
Details of some of the hamlets are:
Les Maisons is located at 1690 m a little higher on the same side of the valley.
The commune also has several hamlets consisting of alpine chalets. The most important are those of Furfande and Clapeyto.
The Guil forms the southern border as it flows south-west to join the Durance at Réotier. The Torrent de l'Izoard rises in the north of the commune and flows south through the centre fed by many tributaries, changing to the Torrent de la Rivière at Brunissard then back to the Torrent de l'Izoard at Le Coin, as it continues south to join the Guil. The Torrent de la Rabanelle rises in the west of the commune and flows east to join the Torrent de la Rivière at Brunissard.
The name Arvieux comes from the Latin arviolum meaning "small field".
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