Saint-Véran
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A view within Saint-Véran, in August 2008
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Saint-Véran
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| Coordinates: 44°42′03″N 6°52′09″E / 44.7008°N 6.8692°ECoordinates: 44°42′03″N 6°52′09″E / 44.7008°N 6.8692°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes | |
| Arrondissement | Briançon | |
| Canton | Guillestre | |
| Intercommunality | Queyras | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Danielle Guignard | |
| Area1 | 44.75 km2 (17.28 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 282 | |
| • Density | 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 05157 /05350 | |
| Elevation | 1,756–3,175 m (5,761–10,417 ft) (avg. 2,040 m or 6,690 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.
Saint-Véran is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France in the Queyras Regional Natural Park.
Saint-Véran, located in the French Alps is the most elevated commune in France. It is the third highest village in Europe, after Trepalle in Italy and Juf in Switzerland.
The permanent population is around 300 but swells with tourists in both summer and winter. In addition to tourism the main activities are agriculture and woodcraft.
The village is named after Saint Véran, 6th century Bishop of Cavaillon who in legend drove away a dragon.
The Observatoire de Saint-Véran was constructed nearby by the Observatoire de Paris in the early 1970s.
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