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Gap, Hautes-Alpes
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Gap |
| Canton | Chief town of 4 cantons |
| Intercommunality | CA Gap-Tallard-Durance |
| Mayor | Roger Didier[1] (2014-2020) |
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| Elevation | 625–2,360 m (2,051–7,743 ft) (avg. 1,493 m/4,898 ft) |
| Land area1 | 110.43 km2 (42.64 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 40,225 (2014) |
| - Density | 364/km2 (940/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 05061/ 05000 |
| Website | www.ville-gap.fr |
| 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. | |
Gap is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is the préfecture (capital), and main city, of the department.
Gap is the highest prefecture (departmental capital) of France; the city is in a valley whose bottom is at an altitude of about 735 m (2,411 ft) above sea level.
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Geography
Gap is in the south central part of the Hautes-Alpes department. The Luye, a tributary of the Durance river, flows through the city.
It has an area of 110.4 km2 (42.6 sq mi).[2] Its average altitude is 1,493 m (4,898 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 767 m (2,516 ft).[3]
The distances from Gap to other cities are:[4]
- Paris, the national capital - 674 km (419 mi);
- Marseille, the regional capital - 180 km (110 mi);
- Strasbourg - 676 km (420 mi);
- Reims - 698 km (434 mi);
- Bordeaux - 775 km (482 mi);
- Toulouse - 538 km (334 mi);
- Montpellier - 299 km (186 mi);
- Lyon - 204 km (127 mi);
- Nice - 288 km (179 mi).
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The commune of Gap is surrounded by 17 communes: Laye, Saint-Laurent-du-Cros, Forest-Saint-Julien, La Rochette, Rambaud, Jarjayes, Neffes, Châteauvieux, Lettret, Pelleautier, La Roche-des-Arnauds, La Freissinouse, La Fare-en-Champsaur, Poligny, Le Noyer, Le Dévoluy, Rabou
Gap 
Climate
The climate of Gap, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.[4]
Population
The inhabitants of Gap are known, in French, as Gapençais (women: Gapençaises).[5]
With a population of 40,225,[6] Gap has a population density of 364 inhabitants/km2.
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Gap forms with La Rochette the urban area of Gap with a population of 40,700 inhabitants (2014) and an area of 120.8 km2 (46.6 sq mi).[7] This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Gap, formed by 39 communes, with a population of 62,567 inhabitants (2014) and an area of 756.6 km2 (292.1 sq mi).[8]
Administration
Gap is the prefecture of the Hautes-Alpes department, the capital of the arrondissement of Gap and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of four cantons:
- Gap-1 formed by a part of Gap, with 9,895 inhabitants (2014).
- Gap-2 formed by a part of Gap, with 10,743 inhabitants (2014).
- Gap-3 formed by a part of Gap, with 10,346 inhabitants (2014).
- Gap-4 formed by a part of Gap, with 9,241 inhabitants (2014).
It is part of the intercommunality Gap-Tallard-Durance (French: Communauté d'agglomération Gap-Tallard-Durance).
Twin towns
Gap is twinned with:
Pinerolo, Italy, since 1966;
Traunstein, Germany, since 1976.
Gallery
Carnot street, Gap.
Gap.
The Departemental Museum of Gap.
Jean-Marcellin square.
The Luye at Gap, near the Parc de la Pépinière.
References
- ↑ "L'équipe municipale" (in French). Ville de Gap. http://www.ville-gap.fr/l-equipe-municipale. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ↑ "Commune de Gap (05061)" (in French). Comparateur de territoire. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=COM-05061. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ↑ "City of Gap". Map-France.com. http://www.map-france.com/Gap-05000/. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ville de Gap" (in French). Annuaire-Mairie.fr. http://www.annuaire-mairie.fr/ville-gap.html. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ↑ "Hautes-Alpes" (in French). habitants.fr. https://www.habitants.fr/hautes-alpes-05. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (in French) (PDF). Populations légales 2014. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. http://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2525755/dep05.pdf. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ↑ "Unité urbaine de Gap (05401)" (in French). Comparateur de territoire. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=UU2010-05401. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ↑ "Aire urbaine de Gap (136)" (in French). Comparateur de territoire. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=AU2010-136. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
Related pages
Other websites
- Ville de Gap - official website (in French)
