Vallouise-Pelvoux
Vallouise-Pelvoux | |
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A view of Vallouise in winter | |
Location of Vallouise-Pelvoux | |
| Coordinates: 44°51′54″N 6°29′20″E / 44.865°N 6.489°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Briançon |
| Canton | L'Argentière-la-Bessée |
| Intercommunality | Pays des Écrins |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Gaelle Moreau |
Area 1 | 144.81 km2 (55.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 1,133 |
| • Density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 05101 /05290, 05340 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vallouise-Pelvoux (French pronunciation: [valwiz pɛlvu]) is a commune in the department of Hautes-Alpes, southeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Pelvoux (the seat) and Vallouise.
The commune is located in the Alps and contains part of the Écrins National Park.
It is a popular destination for mountaineering and mountain sports in all seasons.