Hautes-Alpes
department in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range
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Summary
Hautes-Alpes is a department of France[1]. Hautes-Alpes draws 2,678 Wikipedia views per month (department of france category, ranking #53 of 147).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[3]
- Country: France[4]
- Head of government: Jean-Marie Bernard[5]
- Capital: Gap[6]
- Shares border with: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence[7], Drôme[8], Savoie[9], Isère[10], Piedmont[11], Province of Cuneo[12], Province of Turin[13]
- Named after: Alps[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Briançon[15], arrondissement of Gap[16], Gap[17], Saléon[18], La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar[19], Chorges[20], Abriès[21], Chauffayer[22], Aspres-sur-Buëch[23], L'Argentière-la-Bessée[24], Guillestre[25], Barcillonnette[26], Bruis[27], Serres[28]
Why It Matters
Hautes-Alpes has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Hautes-Alpes is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]