Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur
Encyclopedia
Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur is a commune
in the Hautes-Alpes
department in southeastern France
.
and Grenoble
(route Napoléon) next to Écrins National Park
. It is 15 km from Gap over the Col Bayard
and 90 km from Grenoble.
The commune forms a triangle of which the base is the Drac and the apex is Queyrel Peak.
The landscape is primarily mountain pasture.
, Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur's climate is a mix of the Mediterranean and alpine.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Hautes-Alpes
Hautes-Alpes
Hautes-Alpes is a department in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range.- History :Hautes-Alpes is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
department in southeastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
The commune is located at the mouth of the valley of the high Drac on the major route between GapGap, Hautes-Alpes
Gap is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Hautes-Alpes department.-Geography:An Alpine crossroads at the intersection of D994 and Route nationale 85 the Route Napoléon, Gap lies above sea level along the right bank of the Luye River...
and Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
(route Napoléon) next to Écrins National Park
Écrins National Park
Écrins National Park is one of the nine French national parks. It is located in the south-eastern part of France and consists in a mountainous region of the Dauphiné Alps, south of Grenoble and north of Gap, shared between the départements of Isère and Hautes-Alpes.It rises up to 4,102 m at the...
. It is 15 km from Gap over the Col Bayard
Col Bayard
Col Bayard is a mountain pass through the Dauphiné Alps in the department of Isère in France.It connects the communities of La Mure and Gap.-See also:* List of highest paved roads in Europe* List of mountain passes...
and 90 km from Grenoble.
The commune forms a triangle of which the base is the Drac and the apex is Queyrel Peak.
The landscape is primarily mountain pasture.
Population
The inhabitants are called Saint-Bonnetiers.Climate
Located in the Haut-DauphinéDauphiné
The Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois is a former province in southeastern France, whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of :Isère, :Drôme, and :Hautes-Alpes....
, Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur's climate is a mix of the Mediterranean and alpine.