Vallouise
Commune in Haute-Alpes, France
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Vallouise (French pronunciation: [valwiz]; Vivaro-Alpine: Vau Loïsa) is a former commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Vallouise-Pelvoux.[2]
Vallouise | |
|---|---|
Part of Vallouise-Pelvoux | |
The church and surrounding buildings in Vallouise, in winter | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vallouise | |
  Vallouise  Vallouise | |
| Coordinates: 44°50′45″N 6°29′15″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Briançon |
| Canton | L'Argentière-la-Bessée |
| Commune | Vallouise-Pelvoux |
Area 1 | 68.58 km2 (26.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | 748 |
| • Density | 10.9/km2 (28.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 05290 |
| Elevation | 1,106–3,667 m (3,629–12,031 ft) (avg. 1,150 m or 3,770 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 381 | — |
| 1968 | 417 | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 451 | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 512 | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 623 | +21.7% |
| 1999 | 637 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 728 | +14.3% |
