Briançon
Briançon | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
A view of the Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame and Saint-Nicolas | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Briançon | |
Briançon Briançon | |
| Coordinates: 44°53′47″N 6°38′08″E / 44.8964°N 6.6356°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Briançon |
| Canton | Briançon-1 and 2 |
| Intercommunality | Briançonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Arnaud Murgia (LR) |
Area 1 | 28.07 km2 (10.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 11,411 |
| • Density | 406.5/km2 (1,053/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 05023 /05100 |
| Elevation | 1,167–2,540 m (3,829–8,333 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Briançon (French: [bʁijɑ̃sɔ̃] ⓘ, Occitan: [bɾjanˈsun]) is the sole subprefecture of the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is the highest city in France at an altitude of 1,326 metres (4,350 feet), based on the national definition as a community containing more than 2,000 inhabitants. It has about 11,000 inhabitants.
Briançon has been part of the Fortifications of Vauban UNESCO World Heritage Sites since they were established in 2008.