Le Vernet, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
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The church of Sainte-Marthe, in Le Vernet
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Le Vernet
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| Coordinates: 44°16′37″N 6°23′29″E / 44.2769°N 6.3914°ECoordinates: 44°16′37″N 6°23′29″E / 44.2769°N 6.3914°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
| Arrondissement | Digne-les-Bains | |
| Canton | Seyne | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Seyne | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | François Balique | |
| Area1 | 23.05 km2 (8.90 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 126 | |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 04237 /04140 | |
| Elevation | 1,153–2,642 m (3,783–8,668 ft) (avg. 1,200 m or 3,900 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.
Le Vernet is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, and in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in southeastern France.
The name of its inhabitants is Vernetois or Vernetiers.
The village of Le Vernet is located in the Bès Valley at 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) altitude. Its population does not exceed 100 permanent residents, but it is often more than doubled each summer and winter, when the municipality becomes the place of departure for sightseeing excursions, particularly in the Blanche Valley, and a place of departure for the nearby ski stations (Grand-Puy, Saint-Jean-Montclar and Chabanon).
The municipality has two main villages, Haut-Vernet, perched high and Bas-Vernet below.
During the two last major glaciations, the Riss glaciation and the Würm glaciation, a glacier was present in the upper part of the Riou de la Montagne Valley. During the Riss glaciation, a diffluence of the Blanche glacier crossed the Col de Maure and reached approximately to the location of the village of the current Bas-Vernet. The diffluence was reproduced during the Würm period, but did not reach the territory of Vernet.
The Pic des Têtes, at 2,642 metres (8,668 ft), is located within the territory of the commune, as well as the Col du Labouret, in the Massif des Trois-Évêchés.
The commune comprises 689 hectares (1,700 acres) of woods and forests.
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