Arvieux

Arvieux
Arvieux
Administration
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Briançon
Canton	Aiguilles
Intercommunality	Queyras
Mayor	Pierre Blanc (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	1,138–2,905 m (3,734–9,531 ft) (avg. 1,545 m/5,069 ft)
Land area1	72.62 km2 (28.04 sq mi)
Population2	360  (2008)
- Density	5 /km2 (13 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	05007/ 05350
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 44°46′02″N 6°44′23″E / 44.7672222222°N 6.73972222222°E / 44.7672222222; 6.73972222222

Arvieux is a commune of the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Geography

The commune is located in the Queyras.

The Col d'Izoard is on the commune's northern border.

Brunissard, la Chalp and Arvieux, the main hamlets in the commune, lie in the valley of the Torrent de la Rivière (Stream of the River), which flows south through the commune, then flows into the Guil, which forms the commune's southeastern border.

Population

Historical population of Arvieux

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
411	412	324	351	338	355	360

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department

References

• INSEE