Abriès

Abriès (Vivaro-Alpine: Abrièrs) is a former commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Abriès-Ristolas.^[2]

Abriès
Part of Abriès-Ristolas
Town hall
Location of Abriès
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Coordinates: 44°47′46″N 6°55′40″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Briançon
Canton	Guillestre
Commune	Abriès-Ristolas
Area 1	77 km2 (30 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	285
• Density	3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	05460
Elevation	1,513–3,305 m (4,964–10,843 ft) (avg. 1,547 m or 5,075 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It belongs to the Queyras Regional Park. It is located in the valley of the Guil and is appreciated for its position along long and medium distance footpaths in a rural and preserved environment. It also hosts a small ski resort.

Geography

The elevation of Abriès is between 1,513 and 3,305 meters, and before the second half of the 20th century, it was difficult to access because of its location in the end of the Guil valley. It has always has been a path between Italy and the southern Alps in France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,511 —     1800 1,935 +3.60% 1806 2,078 +1.20% 1821 1,803 −0.94% 1831 1,838 +0.19% 1836 1,829 −0.10% 1841 1,626 −2.33% 1846 1,726 +1.20% 1851 1,512 −2.61% 1856 1,528 +0.21% 1861 1,346 −2.50% 1866 1,202 −2.24% 1872 1,204 +0.03% 1876 1,125 −1.68% 1881 910 −4.15% 1886 841 −1.56% 1891 748 −2.32% 1896 696 −1.43%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 654 −1.24% 1906 668 +0.42% 1911 627 −1.26% 1921 511 −2.02% 1926 406 −4.50% 1931 414 +0.39% 1936 370 −2.22% 1946 275 −2.92% 1954 264 −0.51% 1962 205 −3.11% 1968 195 −0.83% 1975 207 +0.86% 1982 271 +3.92% 1990 297 +1.15% 1999 354 +1.97% 2006 382 +1.09% 2011 343 −2.13% 2016 302 −2.51%
Source: EHESS (1793-1999)[3] and INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department