- Saint-Véran
French commune
nomcommune=Saint-Véran
région=Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
département=Hautes-Alpes
arrondissement=Briançon
canton=Aiguilles
insee=05157
cp=05350
maire=Jacqueline Turina
mandat=2006-2008
intercomm=Queyras
longitude=6.86916
latitude=44.70083
alt moy=2040 m
alt mini=1756
alt maxi=3175 m
hectares=4475
km²=44.75
sans=290
date-sans=2005
dens=6.5
date-dens=2005Saint-Véran is a commune in the
Hautes-Alpes department in southeasternFrance in theQueyras Regional Natural Park.Geography
Saint-Véran, located in the
French Alps is the most elevated commune of the French Republic (and of Europe). It is the third highest village inEurope afterTrepalle inItaly andJuf inSwitzerland .Permanent population is around 270 but this is swelled by tourists in both summer and winter. In addition to tourism the main activities are agriculture and wood crafts.
Miscellaneous
The village is named after
Saint Véran ,6th century Bishop of Cavaillon who in legend drove away a dragon.The
Observatoire de Saint-Véran was constructed nearby by theObservatoire de Paris in the early 1970s.ee also
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Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department References
"Based on the article in the French Wikipedia."
External links
* [http://www.saintveran.com/ Tourism Office website]
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