Val-des-Prés
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Val-des-Prés (French pronunciation: [val de pʁe]; Occitan: Vau dels Prats) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
Val-des-Prés | |
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The town hall in the hamlet of Serre, in Val-des-Prés | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Val-des-Prés | |
  Val-des-Prés  Val-des-Prés | |
| Coordinates: 44°56′57″N 6°40′45″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Briançon |
| Canton | Briançon-2 |
| Intercommunality | Briançonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Aimard[1] |
Area 1 | 44.77 km2 (17.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 593 |
| • Density | 13.2/km2 (34.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 05174 /05100 |
| Elevation | 1,338–2,761 m (4,390–9,058 ft) (avg. 1,370 m or 4,490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is situated in the Clarée Valley.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 217 | — |
| 1975 | 276 | +3.50% |
| 1982 | 390 | +5.06% |
| 1990 | 479 | +2.60% |
| 1999 | 450 | −0.69% |
| 2007 | 486 | +0.97% |
| 2012 | 579 | +3.56% |
| 2017 | 641 | +2.06% |
| 2023 | 593 | −1.29% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities
The village was the home of Émilie Carles who wrote her memoir A Wild Herb Soup (or A Life of her Own, original French: Une Soupe aux herbes sauvages) (1977) describing life in the village in the early and mid 20th century.
