Eygliers
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Eygliers (French pronunciation: [ɛɡlije]; Occitan: Aigliers) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
Eygliers
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The church of Saint-Antoine, in Eygliers | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Eygliers | |
  Eygliers  Eygliers | |
| Coordinates: 44°40′37″N 6°38′04″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Briançon |
| Canton | Guillestre |
| Intercommunality | CC du Guillestrois et du Queyras |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne Geneviève Chouvet[1] |
Area 1 | 30.04 km2 (11.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 882 |
| • Density | 29.4/km2 (76.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 05052 /05600 |
| Elevation | 881–2,670 m (2,890–8,760 ft) (avg. 1,029 m or 3,376 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The river Guil forms all of the commune's southeastern and southern borders; the Durance forms part of its western border; most of the human settlements in the commune are located in its southwestern part, near the confluence of the two rivers. The commune lies to the northwest of the larger town Guillestre, and encloses the fortress town Mont-Dauphin.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 414 | — |
| 1975 | 403 | −0.38% |
| 1982 | 502 | +3.19% |
| 1990 | 596 | +2.17% |
| 1999 | 697 | +1.75% |
| 2007 | 744 | +0.82% |
| 2012 | 750 | +0.16% |
| 2017 | 791 | +1.07% |
| 2023 | 882 | +1.83% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
