Briançon
commune in Hautes-Alpes, France
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Summary
Briançon is a commune of France[1]. Briançon ranks in the top 0.6% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,848 views/month, #187 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: canton of Briançon-Nord[3], canton of Briançon-Sud[4], Hautes-Alpes[5], Communauté de communes du Briançonnais[6], arrondissement of Briançon[7]
- Country: France[8]
- Located in or next to body of water: Durance[9], Guisane[10]
- Shares border with: Cervières[11], Puy-Saint-André[12], Puy-Saint-Pierre[13], Saint-Chaffrey[14], Val-des-Prés[15], Villar-Saint-Pancrace[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Rosenheim[17], Susa[18]
- Postal code: 05100[19]
- Commons category: Briançon[20]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[21], UTC+02:00[22]
- Archives at: archives municipales de Briançon[23]
- Official website: https://www.ville-briancon.fr/[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Briançon[25]
- Commons gallery: Briançon[26]
- Email address: mailto:cabinet.maire@mairie-briancon.fr[27]
- Population: 12,190[28], 12,370[29], 12,270[30], 11,625[31], 11,084[32], 8215[33], 9489[34], 9710[35], 11,041[36], 10,737[37], 11,542[38], 11,876[39], 11,339[40], 10,780[41]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Briançon[42]
- Phone number: +33-4-92-21-20-72[43]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[44], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[45], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[46], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[47], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[48], Pauly–Wissowa[49]
- Capital of: arrondissement of Briançon[50], canton of Briançon-Nord[51], canton of Briançon-Sud[52], canton of Briançon-2[53], canton of Briançon-1[54], Principality of the Briançonese[55]
- Official name: Briançon[56]
- List of monuments: list of historic monuments in Briançon[57]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Briançon[58]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Briançon[59]
- Female population: 5946[60]
- Male population: 5679[61]
- Demonym: brianzonesi[62]
Why It Matters
Briançon has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Briançon is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]